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Soldier Girl

By: Annie Murray
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
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Summary

Set in the midst of WW2, Soldier Girl follows a woman on her journey of courage, determination, loss, and resilience – the sequel to A Hopscotch Summer from Annie Murray.

Read by Penelope Freeman (Her Wartime Secret)

Molly Fox has grown up in the back streets of Birmingham at the mercy of her cruel grandfather and her drunken mother. Haunted by terrible family secrets, she decides to take her life into her own hands and bravely joins the British Army as an ATS girl.

The army, seemingly a disaster at first, surprisingly provides Molly with the direction and affirmation she has yearned for.

But war brings tragedy as well as triumph, and when Molly receives news from home, it becomes clear that she can't escape her unforgiving past so easily . . .

Escape into a heartrending saga of war, friendship and heartbreak in Soldier Girl.

The series continues with the final book, All the Days of Our Lives.

©2010 Annie Murray (P)2014 Pan MacMillan Publishers Ltd.

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Brilliant - NOT a typical romance book - Recommend

A great sequel to A Hopscotch Summer, this book had me hooked from the beginning. Its the story of a personal struggle to find identity overcoming many obstacles and ultimately not ending as one would expect from this type of book. Recommended.

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Loved this book

Excellent listen well worth sitting down with a cup of coffee and cake and enjoying the story. Relax and enjoy

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brilliant

really good right to the end. gripping storey. very sad in Parts. well worth a read

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excellent sequel

Having enjoyed the first book in the series. I decided to purchase the sequel. It definitely didn't disappoint. Beautifully written and perfectly narrated. Don't feel you need to read the first book to enjoy this one though. It's wonderful in its own right.
Following the two childhood friends as War rages in the 40s. Both entertaining and gripping. Hard pressed to put down.
Can't wait to start the next in the series.

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Loved Soldier Girl!

Listened to it as a follow on from Hopscotch summer . Sad at times following the life of Molly but also uplifting. Can't wait to start the third book in the series to see what happens to Molly & if she finds love and happiness! Well worth the listen. Found the Birmingham accent iterating used for some if the characters irritating at times but I got used to it.

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As usual a lovely story by Annie Murray

I just love listening to stories about the war year Annie Murray puts a lot of research into them.

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Amazing story

It is a captivating story. Only down fall is the Norfolk accent more Cornish but overall it was a good listen

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soldier girl

Great story I love all the characters and great narrators. on to the next book find out what the characters are up to.

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loved it

Brilliant book, I love Molly she's such an amazing character, the narrator was excellent, I couldn't stop listening!

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