Diana Townsend

The Match (An Unsuitable Game, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

As the First World War rages, the women of the Dick Kerr Ladies football team fight for wounded soldiers in the only way they can on the pitch.

When best friends, Florrie and Alice, apply for jobs at the Dick Kerrs munitions factory, Alice, the clever one, is sent to work in the drilling shop, while Florrie finds herself ramming explosives into an endless row of brass shells.

Soon Alice hears her soldier boyfriend has been sent home injured and begs Florrie to go with her to visit him. The young women are horrified to find the hospital overwhelmed, with patients lying on stretchers still caked in mud from the trenches, and exhausted nurses struggling to cope without even the most basic necessities.

Alice is distraught and, in an attempt, to comfort her, Florrie vows to find a way to raise money for the hospital. Together, they form a plan and recruit other women from the factory to join them.

But not everyone wants them to succeed.

To Florrie's surprise, they face opposition from their families, their workmates and their neighbours.

Determined not to give up, the women are delighted when help comes from an unexpected source.

It seems their goal is within reach, but as the number of wounded soldiers increases, will the

women be able to raise enough money to keep the hospital open?

This book has been inspired by the true story of the Dick Kerrs Ladies Football team.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ussons
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781739489519
• Artikelnr.: 68452389

Autorenporträt

Diana Townsend grew up surrounded by writing as her mother was an author who wrote books, magazine stories, and even TV plays, in the days when dramas were transmitted live.

When she left school, Diana joined forces with her family to create a remarkable model circus which was displayed around the country. Later, the family bought a derelict school which they transformed into a tourist attraction.

Diana inherited her mother's love of words and has written plays for schools and community groups as well as scripts, two of which have been produced as feature films.

More recently, she completed a series of memoirs under the title Me, My Family and the Poltergeist which explain how she discovered the derelict school her family restored came with an uninvited guest.

Diana lives near the sea in Devon, with her husband, Robert.