Spring 2017

THE FERRY GIRLS
ROSIE ARCHER
WW2-set saga, for fans of Daisy Styles,
Ellie Dean and Sheila Newberry.
‘A gripping story packed with darkness and light,
love and friendship, greed and betrayal’
Lancashire Evening Post on The Canary Girls
A young half-German girl finds friendship,
camaraderie and even love while working on
Gosport’s ferries in the height of World War 2
– but will her new friends desert her if her
nationality comes to light?
FICTION | JUNE | QUERCUS
Saga (FT)
Hardback £19.99 9781786483300
Royal 384 pages
Ebook 9781786483324
Not For Sale: USA & CAN
Rosie Archer was born in Gosport, where she
still lives. She is the author of The Munitions
Girls, The Canary Girls, and The Factory Girls.
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Modern & Contemporary Fiction (FA)
Hardback £19.99 9781784297916
Royal 352 pages
Trade Paperback £13.99 9781784297923
Ebook 9781784297947
Not For Sale: USA & CAN
THE EARLY BIRDS
LAURIE GRAHAM
Warm-hearted and sparklingly witty women’s
fiction for fans of The Divine Secrets of the
Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and Fannie Flagg.
‘Wit and insight to match Nick Hornby, and the
entertainment value of Helen Fielding’ Independent
The Early Birds is sequel to the bestseller The
Future Homemakers of America, following Peggy,
Kath, Gayle, Lois and Audrey through the turn of
the twenty-first century, from the Millennium Bug
to 9/11. The women are now in their seventies and
time is rendering its accounts, but they are more
determined than ever to enjoy themselves.
Laurie Graham is a former journalist. The author
of several acclaimed novels, Laurie lives in Dublin.
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