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02727aam a2200385Ii 4500 001 CEF38BA0673211EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231010010145 008 200803s2020 enk 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1838880003 020 $a 9781838880002 035 $a (OCoLC)1180972848 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d NZAUC $d OCLCF $d UIB $d SILO 100 1 $a Howes, Pam, $e author. 245 14 $a The girls of Victory Street $n #1 / $c Pam Howes. 264 1 $a London : $b Bookouture, $c 2020. 300 $a 217 pages ; $c 20 cm 490 1 $a The Bryant Sisters ; $v bk. 1 500 $a "With dark days ahead, only the best of friends will get you through"--Front cover. 520 $a Liverpool, 1939. Bella Rogers thought her life was just starting; she can't wait to get married to her childhood sweetheart, Bobby. But when war is declared and Bobby is called up, his letters stop, leaving Bella heartbroken and alone. Then her family is torn apart by tragedy when her angelic five-year-old sister dies from a terrible illness. They can barely afford a funeral, but the church is packed with the entire community, devastated for their loss. Grieving for her sister and lost love, Bella finds a job at the Bryant and May factory, making matches. As bombs begin to fall, Bella gets the workers singing, keeping spirits high amidst the fear. When she meets a handsome American airman, Earl Franklin Jr, Bella's heart finally starts to mend. Earl encourages her passion and soon she and her friends are offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to travel the country's army bases, entertaining the troops and singing for victory. They name themselves The Bryant Sisters. Just as her life is getting back on track, Bella finds herself pregnant - and Earl reveals a shattering secret that changes everything about their future. Devastated, she flees home to Liverpool, but as an unmarried mother, will her family reject her? And, as she faces a terrible sacrifice, will she ever sing with The Bryant Sisters again? 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Great Britain $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Families $z England $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Female friendship $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women entertainers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Man-woman relationships $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Unmarried mothers $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Liverpool (England) $x Social life and customs $y 20th century $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Domestic fiction. $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 gsafd 800 1 $a Howes, Pam. $t Bryant Sisters ; $v bk. 1. 941 $a 2 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20231206014548.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010022037.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CEF38BA0673211EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search