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Three women's lives become entwined by war, work, and a child called David at Cadbury's Bournville factory.In Annie Murray's bestselling
Chocolate Girls, three very different women work together at Cadbury's Bournville factory during World War II, where their lives become entwined by their shared experiences and a mysterious orphaned boy named David.
Edie, widowed and childless at nineteen, finds new purpose when an infant abandoned during the Blitz is placed in her care. Ruby settles for marriage with Frank, not wanting to be left behind in the wedding stakes. And kind-hearted Janet is deeply hurt by an affair with a married man.
As Edie raises David, he becomes the love of all their lives. When he is old enough to question his identity, he leads Edie through struggle and heartache to a life and love she never could have imagined.
Chocolate Girls is a captivating tale of love, loss, friendship and motherhood set against the backdrop of the iconic Cadbury factory during the Second World War. The story continues in the engaging sequel,
The Bells of Bournville Green.
About the author
Annie Murray was born in Berkshire and read English at St John's College, Oxford. Her first Birmingham novel, Birmingham Rose, hit The Sunday Times bestseller list when it was published in 1995. She has subsequently written many other successful novels, including War Babies and Girls in Tin Hats and the bestselling novels Chocolate Girls, Sisters of Gold and Black Country Orphan. Annie has four children, all Birmingham born and she lives near Oxford.
Summary
Set between 1939 and 1959, Chocolate Girls by Annie Murray is a story of love, war and chocolate . . .
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Set between 1939 and 1959, Chocolate Girls by Annie Murray is a story of love, war and chocolate . . .
