The Girls from the Local, 9781786483553
Paperback
Wartime pub, three women, dreams, love, and unbreakable friendship.

The Girls from the Local

  • Paperback

    480 pages

  • Release Date

    12 March 2018

Summary

The Barmaids of Point of No Return

Gosport, Hampshire, 1943, and even in the middle of war the local pub provides a warm welcome, thanks to its trio of barmaids. A heartwarming saga.

Ruby has been living and working at the Point of No Return pub since her parents were killed by a bomb. She loves the bustle of the pub; it helps take her mind off worrying about her fiance, Joe, away fighting in France.

The only thing Ruby doesn’t like …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781786483553
ISBN-10:1786483556
Author:Rosie Archer
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Release Date:12 March 2018
Weight:335g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 34mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

A nostalgic story packed with drama, tension, passion and the grim realities of life in wartime England - Lancashire Evening Post on The Factory Girls

A gripping story packed with darkness and light, love and friendship, greed and betrayal - Lancashire Evening Post on The Canary Girls

About The Author

Rosie Archer

Rosie Archer was born in Gosport, Hampshire, where she still lives. She has had a variety of jobs including waitress, fruit picker, barmaid, shop assistant and market trader selling second-hand books. Rosie is the author of The Munitions Girls, The Canary Girls, The Factory Girls and The Gunpowder and Glory Girls as well as a series of gangster sagas under the name June Hampson.

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