Discover the third novel in Glenda Young's engaging Toffee Factory Girls trilogy, about three young women working together and sharing secrets in a WWI toffee factory in the North-East.
Fun, feisty Elsie longs for freedom and excitement. Hoping to meet the man of her dreams, she spurns the attention of dependable Stan. Will she
realise that what she wants and what she needs are different things?
Efficient Anne takes control at the factory to change its fortunes after the war. She creates a new line of toffee. However, an unwelcome blast from Mr Jack's past tries to jeopardise the factory's success.
And Hetty is torn when her sweetheart Dirk prepares to leave for his hometown in Belgium. At the same time, her old boyfriend Bob returns from the Front, determined to marry her. Who will Hetty choose?
As the toffee factory girls celebrate the end of the war, they are more determined than ever to face the future with courage and hope.
The dramatic conclusion to Glenda Young's irresistible Toffee Factory saga trilogy, full of romance, tragedy, secrets and celebrations. Perfect for lovers of Nancy Revell, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin.
Praise for Glenda Young:
'Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Woman's Hour 'Glenda Young brings a new freshness to the genre' My Weekly
'Saga fiction at its best . . . I enjoyed it immensely' Vicki Beeby 'A lovely read, full of highs, lows, friendship and foes' Johanna Bell
'Will resonate with saga readers everywhere . . . a wonderful, uplifting story' Nancy Revell
'I really enjoyed . . . It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters' Rosie Goodwin
About Glenda Young
Glenda Young credits her local library in the village of Ryhope, where she grew up, for giving her a love of books. She still lives close by in Sunderland and often gets her ideas for her stories on long bike rides along the coast.
A lifelong fan of Coronation Street, she runs two hugely popular fan websites.
Glenda has both won and been shortlisted for multiple short story awards, published in Take A Break and My Weekly, and was commissioned to write the first-ever soap opera, Riverside, for The People's Friend, which publishes weekly.
As well as Glendaβs hugely well-regarded sagas, she has also written a Scarborough set series of cosy crime novels. The Seaview series was shortlisted alongside Richard Osman and Val McDermid in the Dead Good Readers' Awards for best new crime series in the category of New Kid on the Block at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Festival 2022.
ABOUT THE BOOK LAUNCH
The book launch takes place at Wearsideβs only independent bookshop Featherbed Books in Houghton-le-Spring on Thursday May 21 from 12 β 2pm.Β The bookshop is owned by mother and daughter team Nicole and Stephanie Brennan.
For updates on what Glenda is working on, visit her website glendayoungbooks.com and to find out more find her on http://www.facebook.com/GlendaYoungAuthor and http://www.instagram.com/flaming_nora.
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