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Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Fiction, General & Literary Fiction, International Fiction, Adult, New Releases
ISBN: 9780241998724
Published: May 2026
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 416
Format: Paperback
RRP 250.00

The Engine Girls

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About the book

Discover a heart-warming and uplifting tale of resilience and friendship among the working women during World War II, from the author of The Bomb Girls


'Funny, loyal and witty... An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson, bestselling author of, Secrets of the Home Front Girls


**Find out what happens next in A Wartime Winter for the Factory Girls, available now for pre-order**


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January 1942. With female conscription filling the production line, the Bell Works factory is building more Spitfires than ever.


When singers Val and Kay arrive, sisters who bring glamour as well as talent, they are soon entertaining their colleagues after long shifts on the factory floor. But when their...

About the Author

Daisy Styles

Daisy Styles

Daisy Styles grew up in Lancashire, surrounded by a family and community of strong women whose tales she loved to listen to. It was from these women, particularly her vibrant mother and Irish grandmother, that Daisy learned the art of storytelling. There was also the landscape of her childhood - wide, sweeping, empty moors and hills that ran as far as the eye could see - which was a perfect backdrop for a saga, a space big enough and wild enough to stage a drama, one about women's lives during the Second World War.

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