Kiss the Girls Goodbye [Paperback]

Lillian Harry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2001

'It was the first New Year's Eve that anyone could remember that there hadn't been crowds celebrating at midnight in Trafalgar Square. 'It's like a blooming churchyard,' Phyl Jennings whispered to her cousin Jo as they trudged through the snowy streets on their way to report for the late-night shift at the Marble Arch Corner House. 'I mean, any other New Year's Eve there'd be gangs of people dancing and singing in the streets, the pubs would be packed full and the Square would be one big party. Now look at it - no Christmas lights, no music, nothing nice is happening at all.' So begins 1940 for the Nippies at the Lyons Corner House at Marble Arch. KISS THE GIRLS GOODBYE follows the lives of the five waitresses we met in CORNER HOUSE GIRLS observing their families, boyfriends, husbands, customers and friends through the harrowing period of the Second World War. There are bombs and blackouts, curfews and rationing, romances and terrible losses but through it all, come what may, the Corner House will be open for business.

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About the Author

Lilian Harry grew up in Portsmouth and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor with three ginger cats and a black and silver miniature schnauzer with a fan club bigger than that of her mistress. She has a son, a daughter and two grandchildren, and is a keen walker.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Orion (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752825682
• ISBN-13: 978-0752825687
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,659,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hi,I am Lilian Harry and am delighted to welcome you to my Author Central page. I've been writing for a long time now, under the name Donna Baker as well as Lilian Harry, and most of my books are classed as 'historical novels', including those set during the Second World War (which is slightly hurtful, since I remember it....) I grew up near Portsmouth in Hampshire, have lived in Devon, Herefordshire and the Lake District (my favourite place!) and am now back in Devon on the edge of Dartmoor, where I am out every day walking my miniature schnauzer. Apart from writing, I ring bells, take part in amateur dramatics, go to concerts, theatre etc, read and play bridge - but only with very tolerant, forgiving people who like me a lot. (Or on the computer!) I would like to be cloned so that I can do all these things simultaneously.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful image of London in the early days of WW2, February 17, 2002

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Emily (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiss the Girls Goodbye (Corner House Girls 2) (Paperback)

Amazingly powerful writing. It took my breath away. The pace and depth of the detail and quality this work shows is fantastic. Normally a sequal does not measure up to the first.However this book overshadows its first by far. The emotive writing that was shown in 'Corner House girls' is carried through into the second book. The passion the characters show fulfills all imagination. Every loose end is carried through or tied up, leaving no room for doubt as to how the reader wants each character to develop. These wishes are not all fulfilled but the story benefits from these changes and grows, if possible, even stronger. A great read, again and again. When will another be produced to carry on the story of these much loved characters.