The Tilbury poppies
Wilsher, Sue2019
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Essex, 1916. Lily is a housemaid up at St Clere's Hall. But times are changing with the outbreak of war. With a husband bent on signing up for the trenches and a lecherous master of the house, Lily is forced to leave. Doing her bit for the war effort - and bringing in more money for the family - Lily goes to work in a factory making explosives to send to the trenches. It's a hard job. The munitionettes must face terrible working conditions, the constant danger of accidents and air strikes and a patronising, self-serving boss. And then someone she never wanted to see there arrives. Lady Charlotte, the pampered daughter of the Hall, joins the factory as a supervisor. Lily and Charlotte have choices they never had before - but in the shadow of the Great War, can the factory girls work together for a better future?
Main title:
The Tilbury poppies / Sue Wilsher.
Author:
Wilsher, Sue, author
Imprint:
London : Sphere, 2019.
Collation:
389 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.
ISBN:
9780751570823 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92HF
LC class:
PR6123
Local class:
AFPBKAFHIF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2549447