{"product_id":"9781786483324","title":"The Ferry Girls: A heart-warming saga of secrets, friendships and wartime spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming saga of secrets, friendships and wartime spirit at the height of World War 2. For fans of Daisy Styles, Sheila Newberry and Lyn Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young German girl finds friendship, camaraderie and even love while working on Hampshire's south coast ferries - but will her new friends desert her if her nationality comes to light?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping story packed with darkness and light, love and friendship, greed and betrayal' \u003ci\u003eLancashire Evening Post \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Factory Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVee Smith is 22 when she starts work on Gosport's ferries, taking a job left vacant by the men gone off to war. She soon makes friends with the other women workers, and together they enjoy nights out dancing in Gosport - keeping their spirits up despite the hard work, rationing and heavy bombing. Vee even feels herself falling for Sam, the skipper of the ferry and her unhappily married boss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Vee has a secret: her real name is Violetta Schmidt, and she is half-German. If her true nationality is discovered, she and her mother could find themselves interned as enemy aliens - if their German-hating neighbours, or worse, Eddie, the man Vee ran away from after he got her false papers, don't hurt them first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Vee be able to keep her secret safe, and find some peace with Sam and her friends even in the midst of war?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114776445168,"sku":"9781786483324","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786483324_p0.jpg?v=1763729710","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786483324","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}