{"product_id":"9781804265048-seaside-girls","title":"The Seaside Girls","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe start of a wonderful historical saga series from Tracy Baines. \u003cb\u003eA brand new series full of friendship, singing and laughter as war looms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCleethorpes 1939\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the country teetering on the brink of war everyone faces an uncertain future. \u003cbr\u003e Destitute after the tragic death of her father, aspiring singer Jessie Delaney and her family have no choice other than to accept the charity of relatives to ensure a roof over their heads.\u003cbr\u003e Spiteful Aunt Iris soon has Jessie dreaming of a life filled with colour and excitement that she knows the theatre can offer. How can Jessie escape the drudgery, support her family and pursue her dreams?\u003cbr\u003e Through her father’s connections Jessie finds work as a Variety Girl in a new show at the Empire in Cleethorpes, a small seaside theatre on the east coast. But taking the job means flying solo and leaving her family and her sweetheart, Harry behind.\u003cbr\u003e Friendships are forged but will the glamour of show business lose its shine without those she loves close by?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gritty and heart-warming saga perfect for readers of Elaine Everest, Nancy Revell and Pam Howes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tracy Baines:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A charming, heart-warming saga about ambition, hard work and courage in the cut and thrust of a world often driven by jealousy and spite’. \u003cb\u003eRosie Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Immerse yourself in the exciting, evocative world of Wartime musical theatre. I highly recommend this book.’ \u003cb\u003eFenella Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An emotional, entertaining read that had me gripped!’ \u003cb\u003eSheila Riley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An absorbing and poignant saga. I loved it from the very beginning and would highly recommend it.' \u003cb\u003eElaine Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Terrific - beautifully written. The book twinkles. A well-crafted and satisfying story' \u003cb\u003eMaisie Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A pleasure from start to finish.’ \u003cb\u003eGlenda Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘…you will have to read this well-researched song and dance of a novel in great gulps as I did’ \u003cb\u003eAnnie Clark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I just loved this book! \u003cb\u003eMolly Walton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Variety Girls is terrific - beautifully written \u0026amp; with an unusual background. The stage costumes twinkle with sequins and the book twinkles with tiny details of theatre life that add depth and atmosphere to this well-crafted and satisfying story. \u003cb\u003eMaisie Thomas, \u003ci\u003eThe Railway Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A pleasure from start to finish.’ \u003cb\u003eGlenda Young, \u003ci\u003eBelle of the Backstreets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘…you will have to read this well-researched song and dance of a novel in great gulps as I did’ \u003cb\u003eMilly Adams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘an evocative, busy, entertaining read, which has well balanced touches of humour, vying with angst, and of course, more than a dollop of tension.’ \u003cb\u003eMargaret Graham, \u003ci\u003eFrost Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Characterisation is one of the book’s strong points – the individual characters stay in your mind long after you finish the story.’ \u003cb\u003eBarbara Dynes, \u003ci\u003eThe Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41078939943009,"sku":"9781804265048","price":9.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/ccab4c52385777ffafd72e127ab6f809_d4648d46-4a1e-4dc8-b196-67f32a83e14d.png?v=1700717854","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804265048-seaside-girls","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}