Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Kew Gardens Girls at War : A heartwarming tale of wartime at Kew Gardens, Paperback / softback Book

The Kew Gardens Girls at War : A heartwarming tale of wartime at Kew Gardens Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours

Description

It's 1940 and for newlywed Daisy Turner, Kew Gardens is a haven away from the bombs that are falling nightly on her East End home.

She grew up around plants - her parents met when they were gardeners at Kew in the last war. And her work on the Dig For Victory campaign at Kew keeps her occupied while her husband Rex, is away in the RAF. Beth Sanderson works with Daisy at the gardens, but she dreams of being a doctor while juggling her gardening job with nursing shifts. And there's the added complication of her forbidden romance with her colleague, Gus Campbell.

Gus is from Jamaica and it seems impossible for he and Beth to be together.

But can they overcome the prejudice they're facing and build a life together?Meanwhile Louisa Armitage, who worked at Kew Gardens during the First World War, is feeling old and useless, having retired to the countryside.

So she jumps at the chance to work with Kew again and rally the WI to get them involved in growing plants for medicines. With Daisy and Beth becoming minor celebrities and featuring in magazines and on newsreels, the Kew Gardens Girls are the talk of the town.

But when tragedy strikes and Daisy's life is changed forever, it falls to her friends at Kew Gardens to step in and save her and her family.

Before it's too late...

Information

Other Formats

Save 5%

£8.99

£8.49

Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information