As the war moves into 1945 the lives of the women of Woolworths continue. When store manager, Betty Billington, announces she is expecting Douglas’s baby her future life is about to change more than she expects.
Freda has fallen in love with the handsome Scottish engineer but will it end happily?
Maisie loves being a mother and also caring for her two nieces although she still has her own dreams. When her brother appears on the scene he brings unexpected danger to the family.
Meanwhile Sarah dreams of her husband’s return and a cottage with roses around the door but Woolworths beckons.
Will our girls sail into times of peace, or will they experience more heartache and sorrow? With a wedding on the horizon, surely only happiness lies ahead – or does it?
A Gift from Woolworths is the next installment in Elaine Everest's much-loved Woolworths series.
Title: A Gift from Woolworths
Author: Elaine Everest
Published By: Pan Macmillan
Publication Date: 1st November 2018
Our Review
This is the fifth book in the Woolworths series and it gave me the same lovely warm cosy feeling as the others did.
The war is coming to an end and the three friends Sarah, Maisie and Freda go through tumultuous times trying to deal with everything that’s thrown at them and they have some really difficult situations to get through.
However they don’t have to struggle on their own as they have the support of Sarah’s nan Ruby Caselton who is the head of the family and has taken all the girls under her wing and firmly into her heart. Ruby is definitely someone you would be glad to have on your side as she has a heart of gold but also someone that you would never want to cross as she doesn’t suffer fools.
Betty Billington is the girls’ boss and the relationships she has with them are very sincere and protective.
It is so interesting reading books like this because I learn so much from them, for instance I didn’t know that Winston Churchill hadn’t been re-elected after the war and find that quite puzzling seeing as he is so often praised for his war effort.
It’s also interesting to see the effect the war had on the women of that time who had all started working and then were reluctant to give their jobs back to the men and seemed to stand up for themselves more. This affected the relationships with their husbands too.
The characters take the reader through lots of emotions with their various ups and downs but the overall feeling that I came away with was one of hope for their future.
The next instalment from Elaine is called The Teashop Girls and I’m really looking forward to that. Also Elaine hasn’t ruled out a follow up to the Woolworths series which would be fab.
Sincerely
Book Angel x
About the Author
Elaine Everest, author of Bestselling novel The Woolworths Girls and The Butlins Girls was born and brought up in North West Kent, where many of her books are set. She has been a freelance writer for twenty years and has written widely for women's magazines and national newspapers, with both short stories and features. Her non-fiction books for dog owners have been very popular and led to broadcasting on radio about our four legged friends. Elaine has been heard discussing many topics on radio from canine subjects to living with a husband under her feet when redundancy loomed.
When she isn't writing, Elaine runs The Write Place creative writing school at The Howard Venue in Hextable, Kent and has a long list of published students.
Elaine lives with her husband, Michael, and their Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Henry, in Swanley, Kent and is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Crime Writers Association, The Society of Women Writers & Journalists and The Society of Authors as well as Slimming World where she can be seen sitting in the naughty corner.
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