Wartime Girls: As the Liverpool Blitz rages, a family struggles to survive

Anne Baker

Ara 2014 · Hachette UK

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A tragic accident throws a young woman's life into disarray, as the storm clouds of war begin to loom...

Set in Liverpool during the Depression and the Blitz of the Second World War, Anne Baker's dramatic saga, Wartime Girls, brings a close-knit community vividly to life. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Nadine Dorries.

It is the day of the Grand National, 1933, when Susie Ingram's fiancé, Danny, is killed in a tragic accident. In a cruel twist of Fate, Susie discovers she is carrying Danny's child and, shunned by his parents, she turns to her mother for support. Louise Ingram, widowed during the First World War, knows how hard it is to bring up a family alone, but with the help of her eldest daughter, Martha, who lives next door, they manage to survive. When little Rosie is born there is no doubt that she is Danny's daughter, but it is destined to take many more years of heartache before the two families are united again...

What readers are saying about Wartime Girls:

'Definitely recommend this book. Excellent story - wouldn't hesitate to give five stars'

'Another excellent Anne Baker novel, and fans will not be disappointed. Characters come to life in this family war story'

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Anne Baker trained as a nurse at Birkenhead General Hospital, but after her marriage went to live first in Libya and then in Nigeria. She eventually returned to her native Birkenhead where she worked as a Health Visitor for over ten years before taking up writing.