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  • The Sweethearts

    Tales of love, laughter and hardship from the Yorkshire Rowntree's girls

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire“On a warm Monday morning in 1932, just two days after leaving school, fourteen-year-old Madge was about to join her nine brothers and sisters at Rowntree’s. The smell of chocolate was in the air but as she walked up the road, her footsteps slowed at the daunting thought of what ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Dorothy’s story (Individual stories from THE SWEETHEARTS, Book 4)

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 4 - Individual stories from THE SWEETHEARTS
    This is Dorothy’s story, one of five stories extracted from THE SWEETHEARTS.Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire.“‘Every Friday when we got paid, they used to come round with your pay packet and a tin for charity and you’d put a penny in, and they’d go round all the machines for people to put money in. That was a ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Florence’s story (Individual stories from THE SWEETHEARTS, Book 2)

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 2 - Individual stories from THE SWEETHEARTS
    This is Florence’s story, one of five stories extracted from THE SWEETHEARTS.Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire.“Florence was born in 1923 and remembers sleeping three or four to a bed with the other children. ‘If it was really cold, my mum would give us the shelf out of the fireside oven, wrapped in a piece of ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Wish You Were Here!

    The Lives, Loves and Friendships of the Butlin's Girls

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlin’s holiday camps.‘When I got to the camp I felt as if I’d suddenly walked into Utopia – it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze… There seemed to be laughter coming from every building.’With grey post-WWII skies hanging low over Britain, factories lining the streets ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Sweethearts in the War: The Bittersweet True Story of the Fearless Women Who Brought Hope to Hardship

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire, England.‘On a warm Monday morning in 1932, just two days after leaving school, fourteen-year-old Madge was about to join her nine brothers and sisters at Rowntree’s. The smell of chocolate was in the air but as she walked up the road, her footsteps slowed at the daunting thought ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Madge’s story

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 1 - Individual stories from THE SWEETHEARTS
    This is Madge’s story, one of five stories extracted from THE SWEETHEARTS.Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire.“On the morning of her Rowntrees job interview, on a warm Monday morning in July 1932, Fourteen-year-old Madge Fisher stood fidgeting in the hallway of her terraced house while her mother, Margaret, pinned ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • How to Win Friends, Kick Ass & Influence People

    A Memoir

    by Lynne Russell ...
    After fifteen years of international exposure as an anchor for CNN's Headline News, Lynne Russell has become one of the most recognized and beloved women working in broadcast journalism. Renowned for her on-air combination of professionalism and irrepressible energy, Russell is every bit as remarkable off camera as she is on. Not only does she know her way around a newsroom, but as a private ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Maureen’s story

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 5 - Individual stories from THE SWEETHEARTS
    This is Maureen’s story, one of five stories extracted from THE SWEETHEARTS.Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire.“Maureen started work at Rowntree’s on her fifteenth birthday in April 1959, and remembers being the only one in the entire workforce who was wearing ankle socks. But she soon settled in and on Saturday ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Eileen’s story

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 3 - Individual stories from THE SWEETHEARTS
    This is Eileen’s story, one of five stories extracted from THE SWEETHEARTS.Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire.“Eileen’s dad worked at the Rowntree’s factory loading cocoa beans into the grinding mills; it was hard physical work, but he was a tall and powerful figure and very fit. Eileen was only five when war broke ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Valda’s Story (Individual stories from WISH YOU WERE HERE!, Book 4)

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 4 - Individual stories from WISH YOU WERE HERE!
    One of seven touching true stories from Wish You Were Here!, the tale of Butlin’s holiday camps.‘When I got to the camp I felt as if I’d suddenly walked into Utopia – it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze… There seemed to be laughter coming from every building.’With grey post-WWII skies hanging low over Britain, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Hilary’s Story (Individual stories from WISH YOU WERE HERE!, Book 1)

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 1 - Individual stories from WISH YOU WERE HERE!
    One of seven touching true stories from Wish You Were Here!, the tale of Butlin’s holiday camps.‘When I got to the camp I felt as if I’d suddenly walked into Utopia – it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze… There seemed to be laughter coming from every building.’With grey post-WWII skies hanging low over Britain, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Anji’s Story (Individual stories from WISH YOU WERE HERE!, Book 6)

    by Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson ...
    Series Book 6 - Individual stories from WISH YOU WERE HERE!
    One of seven touching true stories from Wish You Were Here!, the tale of Butlin’s holiday camps.‘When I got to the camp I felt as if I’d suddenly walked into Utopia – it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze… There seemed to be laughter coming from every building.’With grey post-WWII skies hanging low over Britain, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD