{"product_id":"the-railway-girls","title":"The Railway Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first novel in the utterly brilliant Railway Girls series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Ellie Dean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn February, 1922, at the western-most entrance to Victoria Station in Manchester, a massive plaque was unveiled. Beneath a vast tiled map showing the lines of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway network, a series of seven bronze panels recorded the names of the men of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War \u0026amp;; a total of 1,460 names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn February, 1940, a group of women of varying ages and backgrounds, stand in front of the memorial, ready to do their bit in this new World War...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeeling responsible for her best friend's death, Mabel is determined to make a fresh start as a railway girl where no one will know the terrible thing she did and she can put her guilt behind her... Or is she just running away?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Joan will never be as good as her sister, or so her Gran keeps telling her. A new job as a station clerk could be just the thing she needs to forget her troubles at home.And Dot is further into her 40s than she cares to admit. Her beloved sons are away fighting and her husband; well, the less said about him the better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRatty old sod. She is anxious to become a railway girl just like her dear mam; anything to feel she is supporting the sons she prays for every night. The three women start off as strangers, but soon form an unbreakable bond that will get them through the toughest of times...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maisie Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47422711529641,"sku":"9781787463967","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781787463967.jpg?v=1788656096","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-railway-girls","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}