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Much more appropriate for her is local doctor \u003cb\u003eStewart\u003c\/b\u003e, if only she felt the same spark for him as she does for Rob\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Iris, Mary and Sally work to interpret signals from incoming ships, they realise the enemy is somehow one step ahead of their manoeuvres, dropping sea mines under the cover of darkness. Could there be a spy on the island? 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The three main female characters Iris, Mary and Sally are all so easy to relate to and care about. \u003cb\u003eLove the glimpses of Orkney and the poignant history.\u003c\/b\u003e'  Reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A really t\u003cb\u003ehoughtful look at the work of the wrens in WWII\u003c\/b\u003e and a brilliant new trio of girls to get to know. I cannot wait for the next one.'  Reader review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Another number one for Vicki Beeby. 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Her father died when she was a baby but she has lived off stories from her mother of what a wonderful man he was. Now, all she wants is a love like theirs. And she thinks she's found it in \u003cb\u003eAdam\u003c\/b\u003e, the brother of a friend from home. When Adam is posted to Orkney, it's like Sally's dreams have all come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Italy changes sides in the war, the Italian POWs are granted more freedom on the islands, meaning Sally can spend more time with her friend, \u003cb\u003eAldo\u003c\/b\u003e, and the two grow ever closer. But when a family secret is revealed, Sally's trust might be forever broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSally, \u003cb\u003eIris \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMary \u003c\/b\u003emust continue their duties even as life changes drastically around them, including an attack on one of their fellow Wrens from an unknown assailant. 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