The Boat Girls by Margare Mayhew
It is 1943, and three very different girls are longing to do their bit for the war effort. Frances - her life of seeming privilege has been a lonely one. Brave and strong, stifled by her traditional upbringing, she falls for a most unsuitable man. Prudence - timid and conventional, her horizons have never strayed beyond her job as a bank clerk in Croydon until the war brings her new experiences. Rosalind - a beautiful, flame-haired actress who catches the eye of Frances's stuffy elder brother, the heir to an ancestral mansion. The three become friends when they join the band of women working the canal boats, delivering goods and doing a man's job while the men are away fighting. A tough, unglamorous task - but one which brings them all unexpected rewards.
Margaret Mayhew was born in London and had her first novel published in 1976. Married to an American writer of aviation history, Philip Kaplan, she now lives in Gloucestershire, and has had seven previous novels published by Corgi.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593057162 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593057163 |
| Title | The Boat Girls |
| Author | Margare Mayhew |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-06-19 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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