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The Quality Street Girls Penny Thorpe

The Quality Street Girls By Penny Thorpe

The Quality Street Girls by Penny Thorpe


$20.89
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

A delicious and heartwarming novel featuring the girls working at the nation's favourite wrapped chocolate factory.

The Quality Street Girls Summary

The Quality Street Girls (Quality Street, Book 1) by Penny Thorpe

A delicious and heartwarming novel featuring the girls working at the nation's favourite wrapped chocolate factory.

A seasonal delight, inspired by the true story of the Quality Street factory.

At sixteen years old, Irene 'Reenie' Calder is leaving school with little in the way of qualifications. She is delighted to land a seasonal job at Mackintosh's Quality Street factory. Reenie feels like a kid let loose in a sweet shop, but trouble seems to follow her around and it isn't long before she falls foul of the strict rules.

Diana Moore runs the Toffee Penny line and has worked hard to secure her position. Beautiful and smart, the other girls in the factory are in awe of her, but Diana has a dark secret which if exposed, could cost her not only her job at the factory but her reputation as well.

When a terrible accident puts supply of Quality Street at risk, Reenie has a chance to prove herself. The shops are full of Quality Street lovers who have saved up all year for their must-have Christmas treat. Reenie and Diana know that everything rests on them, if they are to give everyone a Christmas to remember...

The Quality Street Girls Reviews

'This novel will give you a craving for toffee pennies' Sunday Express

'A lovely nostalgic read' My Weekly

About Penny Thorpe

Penny Thorpe lives in Yorkshire where she has been the company archivist and historian for her local chocolate factory for more than a decade. She's worked in libraries, bookshops, offices, a Swiss school, a racecourse, a barber's shop, a church, and a police station (to name but a few).
Penny is a recognised expert in her field, but still isn't quite sure how that happened. She has written about the history of confectionery for years and regularly appears on television and radio to talk about the history of Yorkshire, chocolate, coffee, Quakers and food.

Additional information

GOR009407389
9780008307769
0008307768
The Quality Street Girls (Quality Street, Book 1) by Penny Thorpe
Used - Very Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers
2018-11-15
400
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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