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Secrets of the Sewing Bee

By: Kate Thompson
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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In 1940s London, each cobbled street is strewn with ghosts of soldiers past. And for the women, their battles are on the home front.

Flossy is embraced by the colourful mix of characters working at Trout's, who have turned their sewing expertise to war work. Dolly Doolaney, darling of the East End, helps Flossy settle into wartime life.

All of the sewing bees play their part in defending the front line, but as the Blitz hits London, can Dolly manage to contain the secret that binds them all?

©2016 Kate Thompson (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Feel-Good Heartfelt War

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Critic reviews

"A poignant and moving story of the friendship of women during wartime Britain." (Val Wood on Secrets of the Singer Girls)
"Marvellous, full of gutsy characters I immediately empathised with." (Mararey Pemberton on Secrets of the Singer Girls)
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Full of emotion made you laugh and cry.Wonderfully read by Anne Dover.Such strong women in the Eastend.

Brilliant

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I loved learning about the daily life of girls through the war. I had no idea where the sewing bee originated from and the part women played outside of the land girls.

The history

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Anne Over is the best narrator. I only listen to the books with Anne narrating as she makes you feel like you are actually in the East End of London. The way she narrates her voice just flows perfectly x

Absolutely beautiful story

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I’ve been listening to about 100 books through 2020 on various platforms, and this one is hands down the queen of all books in my libraries! It had me glued to my earphones like no book ever before, and I’ll miss the characters dearly... Being very familiar with stories from WW2, having grandparents experience the occupation and parents born during the last year of it, (Norway) this story hit very close to home. The narrator did an excellent job bringing it to life, and I will most definetely look for more books read by her!

Oh, wow..!

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Thoroughly enjoyed this lovely book. Well written,fantastic narration and a good story. Click & enjoy!

Secrets of the sewing bee

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A real grit and bear it story without hiding the woe but determinedly holding into the positive things in life.

Love it

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Would you listen to Secrets of the Sewing Bee again? Why?

not really as I enjoyed it so much that I bought the first book in this series straight away as soon as I had finished this one

Who was your favorite character and why?

dolly......a brave woman who made a difference

Which scene did you most enjoy?

enjoyed all of them immensely

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me laugh out loud in parts and feel sad in others and yes I did get impatient with some of the characters as times especially Flossie who I thought was a bit flaky and sorry for herself and even said out loud a few time "get over it Girl"

Any additional comments?

yes I enjoyed the narration very much

gripped me from the start

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It started off very slowly but then I was gripped. I felt as though I was there with them on their journey in those war years. Very well thought out an explained.

Enjoyable read

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Very enjoyable book. Sad to hear it end. Lovable characters and interesting storylines of each character. Looking forward to listening to more books from this author. Narration was just right.

Great read

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I loved this book by Kate Thompson about life in the East end during the war. The spirit of the women shone through. Definitely recommend it X

Loved this book

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