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Army Girls-reporting for duty!
When duty calls, East End girl Minnie Wolton isn't afraid to do her bit. She's excited to be joining the ATS girls and although she knows life at the barracks will be tough, she's not one to quit! She just hopes the other girls are all good sorts...
With her husband away fighting, Eileen Ruffel is glad of the break from her unhappy marriage. She just wants to make a success of the ATS girls and maybe find happiness too.
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The girls make their final stand in this third and final novel in the thrilling, subversive near-future series from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young about a girls-only private school that is far more than it appears to be.
Never underestimate a girl with a rebel soul...
3) Tower Girls
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SHORT STORY: A cute technician keeps breaking things in her too-shiny lab, then calling a fixer in for repairs. Zita's a certified member of the International Guild of Repair Workers, Local 772, and she's certain this hot girl is breaking her toys on purpose. But why? Something very sexy but very weird is going on…
Tower Girls is one of six short solarpunk stories in the Halfway to Better collection.
If you enjoyed the optimistic climate solutions...
4) Top Girls
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In this play by Caryl Churchill, it's the middle of the high-flying, go-getting 80's in Maggie Thatcher's England and Marlene finally has something to celebrate-she's just been made Managing Director of Top Girls Employment Agency. But with no friends to speak of, and a past she'd just as soon forget, the guests at Marlene's party are a collection of famous women from history. Soon, Marlene discovers that life above the glass ceiling is not all it's...
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1938, England. When Lily Baker's mother finds a way for them to leave their run-down part of town, and finally escape her aggressive father, Lily is feeling positive about a fresh start at a new life.
While her mother will be a housekeeper, Lily has a chance to work in a factory, though she has even bigger dreams-and the tenacity to achieve them.
But Lily's father isn't going to let go that easily, and she lives in fear of him ruining everything—the...
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She's ready to serve. Even if it means heading straight into danger.
England, 1940. Shedding a tear as she says goodbye to her new fiancé when he leaves to fight, Lily Baker begins her own journey in the ATS.
Thrilled after she wins the assignment to work in a coveted post, Lily is shocked to find out that one of her new colleagues might be a spy. And when she learns that her beloved is missing in action, she vows to do all she can to protect those...
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They keep each other's secrets. They hide each other's lies.
They were destined to be best friends. The four girls—all born that same hot summer. There was even a newspaper article after they were born. They said there must be something in the water on Larkspur Close. They predicted a safe and happy life for them all...
More than thirty years later, it's more than an unbreakable friendship—it's more like a sisterhood. It's the girls who Jess reaches...
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London, 1918: the world is being torn apart by war, but for the girls of London's Foyles bookshop, where there is friendship, there is hope... Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Elaine Everest.
Ellen Beckford and her sister Mary are living under their father's shadow. Before their beloved mother died, they had dreamed of bright futures, but torn apart by grief, Harold Beckford barely lets his daughters out of his sight. Then Harold is injured during...
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The award-winning history of the women who went West to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway-and went on to shape the American Southwest
From the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque," they came as waitresses, but many stayed and settled, founding the struggling...
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A lonely cowboy. A young widow. A Christmas to remember.
Elizabeth Hartley Campbell arrives at the Crest Stone Hotel, widowed and searching for the brother she hasn't seen in seven years. Distraught to learn he's left, she takes a job as a Gilbert Girl at the hotel's restaurant. She quickly befriends the other girls and finds comfort in helping the hotel prepare for Christmas-until a wayward cowboy wanders in from the snow and sits at her lunch counter.
Landon...
11) Becoming Greyson
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Embark on a thrilling journey with "Becoming Greyson: A Tale of Passion, Love, and Family Secrets" - a captivating novel that explores the life of Maximilian Greyson and the unexpected twists that shaped the notorious Greyson family.
Maximilian Greyson was a man who embraced life with a fearless spirit. His reputation as a charming rogue and ladies' man was well-known. But everything changed when he crossed paths with the stunning Alexandra Hart....
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They DID promise her a killer hen weekend...
Jeanie's getting married, and—despite her completely impossible four sisters—her best friends Clio and Amber are determined to give her a bachelorette weekend to remember. They're in matching pink T-shirts and the drinks are flowing...
But the night turns out to be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons when a girl turns up dead on the dance floor. And—even though she's a stranger—she is wearing...
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2024
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With numerous starred reviews and accolades, from award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave and dedicated young women who helped turn the tides of World War II for the Allies, with their hard work and determination at Bletchley Park.
"Events are brought to dramatic life through a treasure trove of photographs—which show the goings-on at Bletchley and the sobering progress
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