The Clippie Girls
The Clippie Girls by Margaret Dickinson, published by Pan Macmillan on February 14, 2013, is a historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of World War II. This edition spans 448 pages and is written in English. The story follows the lives of sisters Rose and Myrtle Sylvester, who look up to their older sister Peggy as they navigate the challenges brought on by the war. As their family faces significant changes, Rose pursues her dream of becoming a clippie on Sheffield’s trams, while Myrtle’s aspirations are threatened by the conflict.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family, love, and resilience during a tumultuous time. The novel delves into the impact of war on personal ambitions and relationships, particularly through Peggy’s experiences as a conductress caught in a bomb blast and her subsequent relationship with a soldier named Terry Price. The unfolding events create shock waves that affect the entire Sylvester family, highlighting the struggles and sacrifices faced by individuals during wartime.
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Sisters in love. A family at war. A city in peril. Rose and Myrtle Sylvester look up to their older sister, Peggy. She is the sensible, reliable one in the household of women headed by their grandmother, Grace Booth, and their mother, Mary Sylvester. When war is declared in 1939 they must face the hardships together and huge changes in their lives are inevitable. For Rose, there is the chance to fulfil her dream of becoming a clippie on Sheffield’s trams like Peggy. But for Myrtle, the studious, clever one in the family, war may shatter her ambitions. When the tram on which she is a conductress is caught in a bomb blast, Peggy bravely helps to rescue her passengers. One of them is a young soldier, Terry Price, and he and Peggy begin courting. They meet every time he can get leave, but eventually Terry is posted abroad and Peggy hears nothing from him. Worse still, Peggy must break the devastating news to her family that she is pregnant. The shock waves that ripple through the family will affect each and every one of them and life will never be the same again.
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