A Soldier's Girl

by Maggie Ford, Kate Lee (Reading)

After a childhood in poverty and leaving school to work at the age of 13, life is beginning to look up for Brenda Wilson. Freshly married to her handsome soldier husband, she finds her true vocation in hairdressing. However, Brenda is forced to give up her dreams of owning her own salon as Harry is called into service, leaving her to bring up their daughter all by herself...

Audio CD

Published October 1, 2016

About the author

Alternate/Pen name for author: Elizabeth Lord

Reviews

[Judith Nicholls · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn’t really enjoy this. Not a great plot, characters who were not very likeable so I didn’t much care if they found themselves in danger. The dialogue irritated me - the constant use of of instead of ‘ve. The use of the expression OK which was not prevalent in the UK early in the war. Yes the attitudes to women working etc were spot on but you can’t just get one thing right and other period details so wrong!

[Mbtanner61]

The English that they use is a little bit hard to understand at times. Lots of history. Very interesting read.