The District Nurses of Victory Walk by Annie Groves (English) Paperback Book

Description: The District Nurses of Victory Walk by Annie Groves The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey. Alice Lake has arrived in London from Liverpool to start her training as a District Nurse, but her journey has been far from easy. Her parents think that she should settle down and get married, but she has already had her heart broken once and isnt about to make the same mistake again.Alice and her best friend Edith are based in the East End but before theyve even got their smart new uniforms on, war breaks out and Hitlers bombs are raining down on London.Alice must learn to keep calm and carry on as she tends to Londons sick and injured, all the time facing her own heartache and misfortune while keeping up the Spirit of the Blitz… Notes Jenny Shaws position as a close friend and collaborator with Penny Halsall who originally wrote under the Annie Groves pseudonym allows for the warmth and authenticity of Shaws own first novel as Annie Groves, in which nurses Alice and Edith attempt to keep calm and carry on as the Blitz sets in. Author Biography Annie Groves was the creation of the much-loved writer, Penny Halsall, who died in 2011. Penny was born and lived in the north-west of England all of her life and the Annie Groves novels drew on her familys history, picked up from listening to her grandmothers stories as a child.Pennys legacy of heart-warming and uplifting novels lives on through writer Jenny Shaw – who knew Penny personally for many years. Review Praise for Annie Groves:An engrossing story My WeeklyA stirring and heartrending family saga…Against a backdrop of change when the suffragette movement was coming to the fore, the choices and dreams of a generation of women combine to create this passionate story Liverpool Daily PostHeartwrenching and uplifting in equal measure – a tragic indictment of what can happen when you swap passion for duty. Roll on the sequel! Take a BreakWritten from the heart My Weekly Long Description The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey. Alice Lake has arrived in London from Liverpool to start her training as a District Nurse, but her journey has been far from easy. Her parents think that she should settle down and get married, but she has already had her heart broken once and isnt about to make the same mistake again. Alice and her best friend Edith are based in the East End but before theyve even got their smart new uniforms on, war breaks out and Hitlers bombs are raining down on London. Alice must learn to keep calm and carry on as she tends to Londons sick and injured, all the time facing her own heartache and misfortune while keeping up the Spirit of the Blitz... Review Quote Praise for Annie Groves: An engrossing story My Weekly A stirring and heartrending family saga...Against a backdrop of change when the suffragette movement was coming to the fore, the choices and dreams of a generation of women combine to create this passionate story Liverpool Daily Post Heartwrenching and uplifting in equal measure - a tragic indictment of what can happen when you swap passion for duty. Roll on the sequel! Take a Break Written from the heart My Weekly Feature * Jenny Shaw is the ghost writer who is taking on the Annie Groves mantle. Jenny was previously an editor who had a long-standing working relationship with Penny Halsall, the creator of the Annie Groves novels, and worked closely with her for many years. * Annie Groves is a top 20 Sunday Times bestselling author. These heartwarming stories of love and heartache have garnered legions of fans across the globe. * This series follows the fate and fortune of a young woman who becomes a District Nurse in Londons Roman Road area. Competition: The;Miss Nightingale Nurses;Nurses of Steeple Street;Opps room girls;Mary Kate;Girls of Victory Street;River Maid;Daughters of Cornwall;Dover Cafe at War;Railway Girls. Nadine Dorries;Elaine Everest;Daisy Styles;Pam Weaver;Jean Fullerton;Kitty Neale Donna Douglas;Ellie Dean;Nancy Revell;Dilly Court Description for Sales People The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey. Alice Lake has arrived in London from Liverpool to start her training as a District Nurse, but her journey has been far from easy. Her parents think that she should settle down and get married, but she has already had her heart broken once and isnt about to make the same mistake again. Alice and her best friend Edith are based in the East End but before theyve even got their smart new uniforms on, war breaks out and Hitlers bombs are raining down on London. Alice must learn to keep calm and carry on as she tends to Londons sick and injured, all the time facing her own heartache and misfortune while keeping up the Spirit of the Blitz... Gold title * Jenny Shaw is the ghost writer who is taking on the Annie Groves mantle. Jenny was previously an editor who had a long-standing working relationship with Penny Halsall, the creator of the Annie Groves novels, and worked closely with her for many years. * Annie Groves is a top 20 Sunday Times bestselling author. These heartwarming stories of love and heartache have garnered legions of fans across the globe. * This series follows the fate and fortune of a young woman who becomes a District Nurse in Londons Roman Road area. Competition: The;Miss Nightingale Nurses;Nurses of Steeple Street;Opps room girls;Mary Kate;Girls of Victory Street;River Maid;Daughters of Cornwall;Dover Cafe at War;Railway Girls. Nadine Dorries;Elaine Everest;Daisy Styles;Pam Weaver;Jean Fullerton;Kitty Neale Donna Douglas;Ellie Dean;Nancy Revell;Dilly Court Details ISBN0008272212 Author Annie Groves Year 2018 ISBN-10 0008272212 ISBN-13 9780008272210 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Pages 416 DEWEY 823.92 Language English Publication Date 2018-05-31 UK Release Date 2018-05-31 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Imprint HarperCollins Alternative 9780008272227 Series Number Book 1 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-05-20 NZ Release Date 2018-05-27 Series The District Nurses We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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