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The Dover Cafe at War

A heartwarming WWII tale (The Dover Cafe Series Book 1)

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The Dover Cafe at War

By: Ginny Bell
Narrated by: Bea Holland
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'Brilliantly written . . . I loved it.' Rosie Goodwin

The first book in a brand-new World War II saga series. Perfect for readers of Ellie Dean and Annie Groves.

Dover, 1939

At the heart of Market Square lies Castle's Café, run by the formidable Nellie Castle and her six children.

Since the scandalous birth of her son ten years before, Marianne, Nellie's eldest daughter, has preferred to stay in the kitchen, hidden away from the scrutiny of the town gossips. Overcome with shame, she has never revealed the identity of Donny's father - not even to her own mother.

But with World War II just around the corner, soon Marianne's past catches up with her. And suddenly the lives of the Castle family become a lot more complicated.

Will the secrets from her past destroy their future?

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'A brilliant evocation of a family and community pulling together in wartime. Full of drama, laughter, and nail biting cliff hangers. A triumph!' Annie Clarke

'Well-researched and expertly written . . . Perfect for those days when all you want is a book to lose yourself in.' Fiona Ford

'A joyous read, the sort of book to read in one sitting.' Kitty Danton, author of A Wartime Christmas

'A rattling good novel that gives the reader a front seat at the Dover café during World War 2 . . . a really good start to what looks to be a fascinating saga.' Shirley Mann, author of Lily's War 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance War & Military War
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This book plods along quite nicely. First time of reading this authors work. I will read the next one in this series.

Good read base's round the second d world war.

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Really enjoyed this book. It kept me gripped throughout and gave a real insight into how awful life was in World War Two. Really good narration and I loved all the different characters. Highly recommended.

Loved the book.

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captured my interest from the start
the narrator was very good
Look forward to the next book

Loved it

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I love the tales from the war, its so terribly sad but there are also many what seemed like miricles that happen
I love when my Aunty now 92 tells me about what hapened & the near misses. Straight on to the next one. Excellent Ginny, thanks and narrated amazingly Bea.

Absolutely loved this book. I love lots of Twists.

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just so good to listen to amid the horror of War the love stories and the way us Britain pull together to get through the bad times

joy to listen to

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