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A lovely wee warm story set in Manchester in 1922. I really enjoyed this book it was full of well...
A very enjoyable read showing life in Manchester almost 100 years ago, especially for those young...
The Surplus Girls is set after the war and shows the life of Belinda Layton. She has lost her...
This story is certainly a look back in time,a different world, in the years following the end of...
I absolutely loved this book, it is just my cup of tea. Set in the 1920's after the Great War it...
Somehow the setting just doesn't manage to ring true, it all feels a little more late 1940s than...
A story set around the women left behind after WW1, we see Belinda struggle after her fiance died...
Belinda Leyton has lived with her fiancé's mother and grabmother for years but she is alone with...
I don’t usually read these ‘family saga’ type novels but now and again I do enjoy a light, cosy...
Belinda Layton is a 20 year old girl who lost her fiancé during WWI. At the start of the book...
The Surplus Girls was a bit of a slow burner for me, but it started to pick up around 40% of the...
I was initially drawn to this book by the cover as I love books set back in time, and I could...
I was expecting a family saga, and that is what I got. But this book is so much more than...
I was halfway through this book before it really caught my interest. It's about Belinda who...
During the first World War Belinda Leyton loses her fiance, it is now 1922 and she stills lives...
I always love books which hark back to the past to give a glimpse and an insight into the lives...
Surplus Girls Is a saga of the period after the First World War. It's Manchester in 1922 and...
This is the first in a trio of sagas set in the aftermath of WWI when the devastating loss of...
You maybe asking yourself "what is a surplus girl?", well its a term where after the first world...
Readers first kindly sent me a free copy of this book based on my first impression. Personally...
The Surplus Girls is the first book of a trilogy set in the 1920s. The title is based on how...
This is the first in a trio of sagas set in the 1920's and what a way to start! Full of inspiring...
This book is set in Manchester,England starting in 1922, the start of the book talks about...
This was a real heartwarming historical book. I loved it. It had some great characters in it and...
Fantastic book, I absolutely adored the story of Belinda Layton. Imagine being a young girl in...
The Surplus Girls........ A truly delightful read...I couldn't wait to keep picking it up to...
I truly adored this book. Being from Lancashire I love that the setting was Manchester as it made...
This book based in Manchester in 1922 tells the story of Belinda Layton. After losing her fiance...
Belinda had been engaged to be married , although she was very young . Then the Great War...
At first I was a bit underwhelmed but once I got into the story I was hooked, taking the reader...
Thank you to Corvus Books and Readers First for a review copy of this book. This is the first...
This book looks at the aftermath of World War Two. Despite their reputation as the ‘roaring...
I enjoyed this book. It's quite an easy read, not overly detailed or too many characters to keep...
This was a great book to read coming into 2020. Thank you to readers first for the advanced...
A fantastic read for anyone who loves historical post 1st World War fiction. The story is a...
While reading `The Surplus Girls ' I was transported back in time to the years that followed...
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