STEP BACK IN TIME…

The Railway Girls

By Maisie Thomas

(Arrow, PB, £6.99)

The first in a series set in Manchester char ting the lives of the hardworking women who took up work as por ters, drivers and technicians on Britain’s railways to help the war effort, and formed special bonds in hard times.

Daughters Of Cornwall

By Fern Britton

(HarperCollins, HB, £12.99)

Fern Britton brings us her new time-slip novel. In 1918 we meet Clara, bound for Cornwall and concealing a secret. In 2020, we follow Caroline, tr ying to uncover lies in her family histor y that may be best left hidden…

The Meadow Girls

Sheila Newbury

(Zaffre Books, PBO)

Set in Suf folk, 1914, we meet young sisters Mattie and Evie who lead an idyllic life in the countr yside. However WWI arrives and their childhood is thrown into turmoil. Over the next 50 years the girls lead very different lives – will they ever be reunited?