The land girls at Christmas / Jenny Holmes.
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TextPublisher: London : Corgi, 2017Description: x, 436 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780552173667; 0552173665Subject(s): Women's Land Army (Great Britain) -- Fiction | Women's Land Army (Great Britain) | Women's Land Army (Great Britain) -- Fiction | World War (1939-1945) | 1939-1945 | Female friendship | Women | World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Female friendship -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Fiction | Yorkshire (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Christmas fiction. | Fiction. | Historical fiction. | Historical fiction. | Christmas fiction.Additional physical formats: ebook version: No titleDDC classification: 823.92 Also issued online.Summary: It’s 1941 and as the Second World War rages on, girls from all over the country are signing up to the Women’s Land Army. Renowned for their camaraderie and spirit, it is these brave women who step in to take on the gruelling farm work from the men conscripted into the armed forces. When Yorkshire mill girl Una joins the cause, she wonders how she’ll adapt to country life. Luckily she’s quickly befriended by more experienced Land Girls, Brenda and Grace. But as Christmas draws ever near, the girls’ resolve is tested as scandals and secrets are revealed, lovers risk being torn apart, and even patriotic loyalties are called into question. With only a week to go until the festivities, can the strain of wartime still allow for the magic of Christmas?
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It’s 1941 and as the Second World War rages on, girls from all over the country are signing up to the Women’s Land Army. Renowned for their camaraderie and spirit, it is these brave women who step in to take on the gruelling farm work from the men conscripted into the armed forces. When Yorkshire mill girl Una joins the cause, she wonders how she’ll adapt to country life. Luckily she’s quickly befriended by more experienced Land Girls, Brenda and Grace. But as Christmas draws ever near, the girls’ resolve is tested as scandals and secrets are revealed, lovers risk being torn apart, and even patriotic loyalties are called into question. With only a week to go until the festivities, can the strain of wartime still allow for the magic of Christmas?
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