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020 _a0750539798 (hardback)
020 _a9780750539791 (hardback)
035 _a(OCoLC)881441046
035 _a(Nz-Kotui)2393368
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100 1 _aHughes, Alrene,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMartha's girls /
_cby Alrene Hughes.
250 _aLarge print edition.
300 _a474 pages ;
_c24 cm.
520 _aBelfast, 1939, and Martha's daughters are beginning to make their way in the world. Irene, the eldest, is on the lookout for a new job and romance. Pat is sensitive and thoughtful, and dreams of life beyond the Ulster Linen Works. Peggy, hot-headed and glamorous, loves her job in Mr Goldstein's music shop on Royal Avenue. Sheila, the youngest, wants to stay on at school, but her family desperately needs another wage. Although they lead very different lives, they share a passion for singing and join a troupe of entertainers, making Martha fear for their safety as the bombs begin to fall.
655 0 _aDomestic fiction
_9147
655 0 _93726
_aLarge type books.
942 _2ddc
_cLP
999 _c33835
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