THE Blitz may have ended but will the residents of Jubilee Row in Hull stick together… or will their experiences drive them apart? Welcome to the third book in a drama-packed Yorkshire Blitz Trilogy from Donna Douglas, the York-based author whose popular Nightingale series brought a London pre-war hospital vividly to life, and won her an army of fans.
This exciting saga series is based on Douglas’s research
into the stories of Hull residents who lived through the Second World War.
Using diaries, letters and the heartbreaking accounts of those who endured the
Blitz, her aim is to convey some of their fighting spirit.
It’s autumn of 1942 and the Blitz has come to an end but for many families, it’s not over yet. As the residents of Jubilee Row begin to rebuild their lives, twins Sybil and Maudie Maguire decide to go off and do their bit by joining the WAAFs. But what starts off as a great adventure soon forces the girls to grow up as they are confronted with the harsh realities of war.
Will they stick together, or will their experiences drive them apart?
Laughter and tears are never far away as the younger generation of Jubilee Row face fears and uncertainties, and the ever resourceful Ruby Maguire has to bolster everyone’s spirits and keep house and home together.
Laced through with no-nonsense Yorkshire humour, and
lashings of rich, nostalgic period detail, this is a fascinating portrait of
everyday life on the home front in wartime, with its hopes and hardships, warm
romances and grim realities.
(Orion, paperback, £6.99)
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