Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane-historical fiction (WW1)
We are back in Bristol during the first world war. Three girls met working for a
tobacco company and are now doing their bit to help the war effort. Women
are now being asked and allowed to drive ambulances during the raids and
Maisie and Bridget volunteer and some new girls at the factory volunteer as
first raiders. The third of the group,Phyllis, is away with the WAAF- she
recently lost a baby and believes her unsuitable husband is missing in action,
possibly dead. This is the third book in the series and although would stand
alone is better read as part of the series (bk 1-The Tobacco girls, bk 2-Dark
days for the Tobacco girls). In wartime everyone wants to do their part and
some are doing it for themselves. Eddie has been a thorn in many people's
sides for a long time but he is powerful and has muscle on his side. When
Maisie finds out that he has been blackmarketing jewelry from people hit
in the raids her blood boils and she is determined that he won't get away
with it. Thing is she needs to find evidence rather than just annoy Eddie
as she currently is doing otherwise it could be her who sees his temper.
I enjoy this series, it's a good story line and informative along the way.
Some of the simple things we take for granted let's take food for example-
are described of how they were rationed and what replaced short items
and the foods of the day.Things many now would turn their noses up at,
but at the time food was food and in short supply- you were glad of what
you could get and none of the fussiness of present times. Of how ordinary
people not only worked jobs but worked nights and weekends in order to
help others and of a community spirit that kept them going during what
must have been a terrifying time. A highly enjoyable informative read.
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Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls As war rages, everyone has to do their bit... Bristol 1941 As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers. As well as coping with the frequent air raids, Maisie is kept on her toes with three new junior employees one of whom is particularly testing. Bridget’s heart becomes torn between family loyalty and American tobacco tycoon Lyndon O’Neill III, the man she loves. Meanwhile Phyllis Harvey has joined the WAAF, opting to serve overseas whilst trying to escape her past. Her letters home are upbeat and her friends are initially envious of descriptions of sunshine and blue sea. The truth she hides is that life on the island of Malta is fraught with extreme food shortages, daily air raids and the fear that tomorrow might never come. The future appears far less certain as the reality of war bites into The Tobacco Girls’ lives.
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