The Lumberjills Stronger Together

By Joanna Foat

When war breaks out, three spirited women must set aside their differences to help Britain win the war. Fighting from the forests, they find new depths of courage, strength and love. But - when war threatens everything - would you risk your life to save a friend?

When feisty, bohemian Keeva signs up for war work in the forest, she's already learnt the hard way that people can't be trusted. For Rosie, a factory girl from London's East End, the forest is an escape - but she can't stop her big mouth getting her into trouble. And Beatrice, a wealthy debutante, wants to use her brain, not ruin her fine hands felling trees. Meanwhile, Lady Denman, director of the Women's Land Army, battles with bureaucrats in Whitehall -to defend the Lumberjills.

As these strong women struggle to survive in a tough men's world, it seems they really may succeed in their dangerous war work... when a terrible disaster strikes and threatens everything they have achieved.

The Lumberjills Stronger Together is inspired by the incredible and heroic true stories of the Women's Timber Corps, a branch of the Women's Land Army. Author Joanna Foat researched and interviewed sixty women who served as Lumberjills in World War II. These first-hand accounts, and her own passion for wild landscapes, bring a rugged authenticity to this emotionally rousing novel of female courage, strength and determination.

A World War II novel for fans of Nancy Revell, Rosie Clarke, Suzanne Goldring and Jennifer Worth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1915702054
• ISBN13: 9781915702050
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Merrow Downs Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Everyone is a meany

3 stars, Everyone is a meany THE LUMBERJILLS: STRONGER TOGETHER by Joanna Foat This is a fictional story of the women who came together during WWII to help keep their country running, with the men all sent off to war. Not every woman who worked did so in a factory. Some women worked in the forests, cutting down trees and harvesting wood. It is a difficult job, not for the weak. As the women come together as a military unit, there is a large amount of rivalry and meanness going on. The women at first did not see that it would be better for all if they came together as one unit. I received a complimentary copy of #thelumberjillsstrongertogether from #netgalley #merrowdownspress #cameronpublicityandmarketinglimited I was under no obligation to post a review. #thelumberjills #WW2 #historicalfiction #womensfiction