{"product_id":"the-boat-girls-margaret-mayhew-9780552160704","title":"The Boat Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Donna Douglas a saga full of the romance and drama of World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE LOVING \u003ci\u003eTHE BOAT GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I started reading this book last night and I absolutely devoured it to the point I didn't go to bed until 6am. I could not put it down. It was so unbelievably good.\" - 5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Once I started it [I] couldn't put it down\" - 5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ended up reading this twice as it was so amazing...\"-5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Excellent story of the 3 girls and the boaters during the war makes you feel you are there with them. Highly recommend this book.\" - 5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Omg this book was everything and more than I expected. My ideal book as I love family saga books. Three girls all from different backgrounds all join forces to work together. Highs and lows of everyday life. Loved loved loved it...\" - 5 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1943: THREE GIRLS GO THE EXTRA MILE TO DO THEIR BIT FOR THE WAR EFFORT. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrudence -\u003c\/b\u003e timid and conventional her horizons have never strayed beyond her job as a bank clerk in Croydon until the war brings her new experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosalind\u003c\/b\u003e - a beautiful flame-haired actress who catches the eye of Frances's stuffy elder brother the heir to an ancestral mansion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe three become friends when they join the band of women working \u003cb\u003ethe canal boats\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Mayhew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0552160709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780552160704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corgi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.97h x 4.33w x 1.18d","brand":"Margaret Mayhew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748281331967,"sku":"9780552160704","price":14.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_438c4a3f-a5ff-4a02-89c6-4827980e7e14.jpg?v=1782628315","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boat-girls-margaret-mayhew-9780552160704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}