Woolworths Series By Elaine Everest 3 Books (Vol. 5-7) Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

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So far she’s been unlucky in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she has an accident on her motorbike, knocking a cyclist off his bicycle, it seems bad luck is still following her around. Anthony is not only a fellow Woolworths employee but was an Olympic hopeful. Will his injured leg heal in time for him to compete? Can he ever forgive Freda?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Sarah's idyllic family life is under threat with worries about her husband, Alan. Does he still love her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe friends must rally round to face some of the toughest challenges of their lives together. And although they experience loss, hardship and shocks along the way, love is on the horizon for the Woolworths girls . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Mother Forever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1905: Ruby Caselton may only be twenty-five years old but she already has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Heavily pregnant with her second child, penniless and exhausted, she is moving her family into a new home. The Caseltons left their last place when they couldn’t pay the rent, but Ruby’s husband Eddie has promised this will be a fresh start for them all. And Ruby desperately hopes that this time he will keep his word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith five-year-old George at her feet and her mother having a cross word for everyone and everything, life is never dull at number thirteen Alexandra Road. It doesn’t take long before Eddie loses another job and once again hits the bottle. It’s up to Ruby to hold them all together, through thick and thin. She remembers the kind, caring man Eddie once was and just can’t give up on him entirely. What she doesn’t know is that Eddie has a secret, one so dark that he can’t bear to tell even Ruby . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough Ruby’s grit and determination, she keeps food on the table and finds herself a community of neighbours on Alexandra Road. Stella, the matriarch from across the way, soon becomes a friend and confidante. She even dreams that Ruby will ditch the useless Eddie and take up with her eldest son, Frank. But when war breaks out in 1914, the heartbreaks and losses that follow will fracture their community, driving both Stella and Ruby to breaking point. Will their men ever return to them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Woolworths Saturday Girls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1950. The Second World War is over and life has moved on for the Woolworth girls, Sarah, Maisie and Freda. In a new world the Woolworth women have high expectations of their daughters, wanting them to seize opportunities they didn’t have themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to take on Saturday jobs at Woolworths, budding friends Bessie, Claudette, Clementine and Dorothy are faced with unforeseeable challenges, as the real world comes into focus. Their bond can only be strengthened as they overcome the darkest times. 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Wedding Bells for Woolworths (Woolworths Book 5)\u003cbr\u003e2. A Mother Forever (Woolworths Book 6)\u003cbr\u003e3. The Woolworths Saturday Girls (Woolworths Book 7)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWedding Bells for Woolworths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 1947. Britain is still gripped by rationing, even as the excitement of Princess Elizabeth’s engagement sweeps the nation. In the Woolworths’ canteen, Freda is still dreaming of meeting her own Prince Charming. So far she’s been unlucky in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she has an accident on her motorbike, knocking a cyclist off his bicycle, it seems bad luck is still following her around. Anthony is not only a fellow Woolworths employee but was an Olympic hopeful. Will his injured leg heal in time for him to compete? Can he ever forgive Freda?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Sarah's idyllic family life is under threat with worries about her husband, Alan. Does he still love her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe friends must rally round to face some of the toughest challenges of their lives together. And although they experience loss, hardship and shocks along the way, love is on the horizon for the Woolworths girls . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Mother Forever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1905: Ruby Caselton may only be twenty-five years old but she already has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Heavily pregnant with her second child, penniless and exhausted, she is moving her family into a new home. The Caseltons left their last place when they couldn’t pay the rent, but Ruby’s husband Eddie has promised this will be a fresh start for them all. And Ruby desperately hopes that this time he will keep his word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith five-year-old George at her feet and her mother having a cross word for everyone and everything, life is never dull at number thirteen Alexandra Road. It doesn’t take long before Eddie loses another job and once again hits the bottle. It’s up to Ruby to hold them all together, through thick and thin. She remembers the kind, caring man Eddie once was and just can’t give up on him entirely. What she doesn’t know is that Eddie has a secret, one so dark that he can’t bear to tell even Ruby . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough Ruby’s grit and determination, she keeps food on the table and finds herself a community of neighbours on Alexandra Road. Stella, the matriarch from across the way, soon becomes a friend and confidante. She even dreams that Ruby will ditch the useless Eddie and take up with her eldest son, Frank. But when war breaks out in 1914, the heartbreaks and losses that follow will fracture their community, driving both Stella and Ruby to breaking point. Will their men ever return to them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Woolworths Saturday Girls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1950. The Second World War is over and life has moved on for the Woolworth girls, Sarah, Maisie and Freda. In a new world the Woolworth women have high expectations of their daughters, wanting them to seize opportunities they didn’t have themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to take on Saturday jobs at Woolworths, budding friends Bessie, Claudette, Clementine and Dorothy are faced with unforeseeable challenges, as the real world comes into focus. Their bond can only be strengthened as they overcome the darkest times. Perhaps their lives are not as clear-cut as their mothers wished them to be . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Bessie finds love in the wrong crowd and falls pregnant, the image of her future and ambitions become skewed and she relies on the Saturday girls to help her see her problems through – but how will they find a home for the baby when it arrives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith wild imaginations, it is up to the Woolworth girls, new and old, to save the day – and their futures . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e"}