| As Time Goes by Contributor(s): Groves, Annie (Author) |
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ISBN: 000720969X ISBN-13: 9780007209699 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 Annotation: When Sam Grey joined the ATS, she wanted to find adventure, not end up doing office work in Liverpool. Sam wants to show that she is as brave as any man, and when she doesn't get the chance, her lively nature leads her into confrontation with her authoritarian boss. Sparks also fly when she encounters Johnny, whose heroic work in bomb disposal makes him very attractive to many women--but Sam is determined not to fall for his charm. Meanwhile, Sally wants nothing more than to protect her small children while her husband is a prisoner of war. She works hard to stave off poverty, doing shifts in a factory and singing at the Grafton ballroom. But help is at hand, from a most unlikely source. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008383295 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 4.46" W x 7.04" (0.58 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Liverpool-based World War II saga from the 'new Katie Flynn' When Sam Grey joins the ATS, and is posted to Liverpool she wants to show that she's as brave as any man, and when she doesn't get the chance her lively nature leads her into confrontation with her authoritarian boss. Sparks also fly when she encounters Johnny, whose heroic work in bomb disposal makes him very attractive to many women - but Sam's determined not to fall for his charm. Sally wants nothing more than to protect her small children while her husband is a prisoner of war. She works hard doing shifts in a factory and singing at the Grafton ballroom, confessing to no-one the shameful reason why she needs two jobs. But help is at hand, from a most unlikely source. This stirring tale of women fighting together to do their bit for their country, keep their families together and finding love and fulfilment in the process will delight her fans and win her many more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Groves, Annie: - " 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 family's history, picked up from listening to her grandmother's stories as a child. |