The Boat Girls - Softcover

Mayhew, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552154911 ISBN 13: 9780552154918

Publisher: Transworld Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

It is 1943, and three very different girls are longing to do their bit for the war effort. For Frances, her life of seeming privilege has been a lonely one. Brave and strong, stifled by her traditional upbringing, she falls for a most unsuitable man. Prudence - timid and conventional, her horizons have never strayed beyond her job as a bank clerk in Croydon until the war brings her new experiences. Rosalind - a beautiful, flame-haired actress - catches the eye of Frances's stuffy elder brother, the heir to an ancestral mansion. The three become friends when they join the band of women working the canal boats, delivering goods and doing a man's job while the men are away fighting. A tough, unglamorous task - but one which brings them all unexpected rewards.

About this title

About the Author:

Margaret Mayhew was born in London, and her earliest childhood memories were of the London Blitz. She began writing in her mid-thirties and had her first novel published in 1976. She is married to American aviation author Philip Kaplan and lives on the borders of Wales. Her previous novels include Bluebirds, The Crew, The Little Ship, Our Yanks, The Pathfinder, Those in Peril, and I’ll Be Seeing You.

About this edition

• Publisher: Transworld Publishers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0552154911
• ISBN 13: 9780552154918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432