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Niloufar Lamakan  'I loved this emotionally satisfying, engaging story in which women, whose lives have been challenging in many ways, find healing and redemption through friendship.' Margaret James  'Both heartbreaking and heartwarming, a gripping saga that in vividly revisiting the past, captures the enduring power of love, friendship and hope.' Liz Harris  'A heart-warming, dual timeline story, celebrating new and enduring friendships, and love against the odds.' Kirsty Ferry  'Norma Curtis transports us to an exciting wartime world where women are working for the first time - even if it is in a munitions factory that makes their skin yellow and their hair green! It’s also a world of forbidden temptations and divided loyalties - but at least the one thing they can rely on is female friendship. Norma Curtis is a wonderful storyteller who creates a world you will be genuinely sorry to leave.' Maeve Haran  'I loved The Bridge Between Friends. 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