The Great Western Railway Girls Do Their Bit

Publication date: 27/09/2025

Reader community: Sixpence Stories

Series: The Great Western Railway Girls

The Great Western Railway Girls Do Their Bit

Jane Lark

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ISBN: 9781836565697

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Duration: 8 hrs, 6 mins

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304 pages

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What is "The Great Western Railway Girls Do Their Bit" about?

Discover a brand-new, unforgettable wartime saga filled with courage, camaraderie and hope. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Daisy Styles ✨

1940 - As the Nazi invaders race across Europe, the women of the Great Western Railway works pull together like never before.

Catherine wrestles with self-pity after a machine-shop accident. With her fiancé and brothers on the front lines in France, she must find a new way to fight on the home front.

At her side are her steadfast GWR friends, among them Maggie, facing the loss of her father and family home, and Lily, desperate for news of her childhood sweetheart. All are determined to keep morale high and do their bit to win the war.

Amid blackout nights and rationed days, as the war creeps closer to home, these resilient women forge deeper bonds of sisterhood, confronting heartache and embracing joy. Standing up and volunteering to do even more, when hundreds of thousands of exhausted and wounded troops are rescued from Dunkirk and arrive in Dover. Britain’s ships and small boats saved them, now the trains must move them to safety and the women need to help to keep them alive...

An inspiring story of friendship, courage and women’s strength on the home front.

Praise for Jane Lark:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Friendship, drama and an array of authentic characters make this debut saga a must-read.’ Maisie Thomas

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A compulsive, absolutely unputdownable read! I was enthralled by the wonderful stories of these courageous Railway Girls. Swindon and the Great Western Railway community come alive in this book.' Renita D'Silva

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What a brilliant read!! Jane Lark has an incredible talent to draw the reader in from the first page' Reader Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A powerful, many faceted book, intelligent and well written. Exceptional characters, emotionally charged.' Reader Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I enjoyed it from beginning to end and have decided I would read anything by Jane Lark... hell I'd even read her shopping list!' Reader Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A worthy five-star read!' Reader Review

Who wrote "The Great Western Railway Girls Do Their Bit"?

"The Great Western Railway Girls Do Their Bit" was written by Jane Lark.

Jane Lark is a writer of compelling, passionate and emotionally charged fiction filled with diverse characters. She is an
international bestselling author of both historical fiction and psychological thrillers, and a finalist in British Fiction Industry awards. She writes historical sagas with award-winning publisher Boldwood Books.

 

Is "The Great Western Railway Girls Do Their Bit" part of a series?

Yes, "The Great Western Railway Girls Do Their Bit" is part of the "The Great Western Railway Girls" series.