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The Wedding Girls is a heartwarming story of love and friendship in the East End, by Kate Thompson, the bestselling author of Secrets of the Singer Girls.If a wedding marks the first day of the rest of your life, then the story starts with the dress.It's 1936 and the streets of London's East End are grimy and brutal, but in one corner of Bethnal Green it is forever Hollywood . . . Herbie Taylor's photography studio is nestled in the heart of bustling Green Street. Tomboy Stella and troubled Winnie work in Herbie's studio; their best friend and hopeless romantic Kitty works next door as an apprentice dressmaker. All life passes through the studio, wishing to capture that perfect moment in time.Kitty works tirelessly to create magical bridal gowns, but with each stitch she wonders if she'll ever get a chance to wear a white dress. Stella and Winnie sprinkle a dusting of Hollywood glamour over happy newly-weds, but secretly dream of escaping the East End . . .Community is strong on Green Street, but can it stand the ultimate test? As clouds of war brew on the horizon, danger looms over the East End. Will the Wedding Girls find their happy ever afters, before it's too late?
CONTRIBUTORS: Kate ThompsonEAN: 9781509822232COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 290 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th CenturyWIDTH: 130 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Central London, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Valentine’s Day / Lovers’ days, Historical romance, Family life fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction
Marvellous, full of gutsy characters I immediately empathized with, The way Kate Thompson writes . . . made me feel that I was reading about old friends. I just had to keep the pages turning. I am sure that before long her readers will be clamouring for more, An evocative tale of a time when women battled together to survive and do their bit in the most difficult of circumstances. [Secrets of the Singer Girls], A poignant and moving story of the friendship of women during wartime Britain. [Secrets of the Singer Girls], A riveting and wonderful read. [Secrets of the Singer Girls]
Kate Thompson is a journalist with twenty years' experience as a writer for the broadsheets and women's weekly magazines. She is now freelance, and as well as writing for newspapers she's also a seasoned ghostwriter. The Wedding Girls is her third novel, following Secrets of the Sewing Bee and Secrets of the Singer Girls.
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The Wedding Girls is a heartwarming story of love and friendship in the East End, by Kate Thompson, the bestselling author of Secrets of the Singer Girls.If a wedding marks the first day of the rest of your life, then the story starts with the dress.It's 1936 and the streets of London's East End are grimy and brutal, but in one corner of Bethnal Green it is forever Hollywood . . . Herbie Taylor's photography studio is nestled in the heart of bustling Green Street. Tomboy Stella and troubled Winnie work in Herbie's studio; their best friend and hopeless romantic Kitty works next door as an apprentice dressmaker. All life passes through the studio, wishing to capture that perfect moment in time.Kitty works tirelessly to create magical bridal gowns, but with each stitch she wonders if she'll ever get a chance to wear a white dress. Stella and Winnie sprinkle a dusting of Hollywood glamour over happy newly-weds, but secretly dream of escaping the East End . . .Community is strong on Green Street, but can it stand the ultimate test? As clouds of war brew on the horizon, danger looms over the East End. Will the Wedding Girls find their happy ever afters, before it's too late?
CONTRIBUTORS: Kate ThompsonEAN: 9781509822232COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 290 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th CenturyWIDTH: 130 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Central London, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Valentine’s Day / Lovers’ days, Historical romance, Family life fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction
Kate Thompson is a journalist with twenty years' experience as a writer for the broadsheets and women's weekly magazines. She is now freelance, and as well as writing for newspapers she's also a seasoned ghostwriter. The Wedding Girls is her third novel, following Secrets of the Sewing Bee and Secrets of the Singer Girls.
From the first couple of pages, it kept me on the edge of my seat. I love the way J. C. Rosenberg writes and this is a prime example of what reading should be like.