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Zusatztext The Queen of Saga Informationen zum Autor Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Margaret Dickinson moved to the coast at the age of seven and so began her love for the sea and the Lincolnshire landscape. Her ambition to be a writer began early and she had her first novel published at the age of twenty-five. This was followed by many further titles including Plough the Furrow , Sow the Seed and Reap the Harvest , which make up her Lincolnshire Fleethaven trilogy. She is also the author of Fairfield Hall, Welcome Home and The Clippie Girls. Margaret is a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. Klappentext The Buffer Girls ' With instantly likeable characters and a thoroughly engrossing story, you'll be gripped from the very first page' Sunday Express Welcome Home 'An outstanding story of love, courage and family life during World War Two, told by an author who knows how to touch your heart' Mary Wood Fairfield Hall 'The Queen of Saga' Daily Express The Clippie Girls 'A gripping saga full of heart-rending drama' Yours Jenny's War 'A moving wartime saga that is sure to tug at the heartstrings' Lincolnshire Life A sequel to bestselling The Buffer Girls Zusammenfassung Love blossoms under the storm clouds of war Emily Ryan has gone up in the world since her arrival in Sheffield. Brought there by her mother's ambitious schemes for her brother, Josh, she had found work as a buffer girl polishing cutlery for the city's famous trade. With the help of a friend, Nell, Emily eventually set up her own buffing business employing those with whom she had once worked. Married to Thomas Trippet - 'Trip' to his friends - they plan to build a life together, but when Lucy, Nell's daughter, disappears it seems that the menace from the past is never very far away. Trip is now a partner with his half-brother in the Trippet family's cutlery manufacturing business, but their success is threatened by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Can Emily keep their family and friends safe from the shadow of unemployment? And then comes the threat of another war . . . ...
