The Land Girls at Christmas

While the novel doesn’t gloss over the hardship that the women have to endure, it is as much about the special bond that develops between them and is, more than anything, a celebration of female friendship. Holmes handles her huge cast of characters and several narrative threads with consummate skill and the period setting feels very authentic. It makes for a warmly evocative and satisfying festive read. * Yorkshire Post *[Jenny Holmes] creates wonderfully human and flawed characters … A thrilling, surprising and bittersweet tale … Fans of Call the Midwife will particularly enjoy it * On: Yorkshire magazine on The Telephone Girls *Praise for Jenny Holmes * : *Vibrant and heart-warming, Jenny Holmes makes Chapel Street come alive. * Sunday Express on The Shop Girls of Chapel Street *Gritty and uplifting, it’s a tale of triumph over adversity * Choice on The Mill Girls of Albion Lane *

Jenny Holmes lives in Ilkley, the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, and sets her sagas in her beloved home county and in neighbouring Lancashire. She enjoys playing tennis, being around horses and walking her dog by the river. She also writes children’s books as Jenny Oldfield.

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