TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Kate
TI  - Secrets of the homefront girls
SN  - 9781473698116
U1  - 823.92 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Cosmetics industry
KW  - Female friendship
KW  - Austrians
KW  - History
KW  - East End (London, England)
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - War fiction
N2  - Britain may be at war, but on the home front, keeping up morale and keeping up appearances go hand in hand. For the young women working on the lipstick production line at Yardley's cosmetics factory, it's business as usual. Headstrong Renee Gunn is the queen of the lipstick belt -- although her cheeky attitude means she's often in trouble. When Esther, an Austrian refugee, arrives at Yardley's, it's Renee who takes her under her wing and teaches her to be a true cockney. But outside of the factory, things are more complicated. Lily, Renee's older sister, has suddenly returned home after six years away, and is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile Esther is finding life in England more difficult than expected, and it's not long before Renee finds herself in trouble, with nowhere to turn. In the face of the Blitz, the Yardley girls are bound together by friendship and loyalty -- but could the secrets they are hiding be the biggest danger of all?
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