Three Cheers for the Shipyard Girls

by Nancy Revell (£7.99, Cornerstone, PB)

Since 1940, the fearless Shipyard Girls have been building ships for the British Navy. It’s now New Year’s

Eve 1945 in the Sunderland shipyards and with victory in Europe almost in sight, thoughts are turning to what they might do when the men return from fighting and want their jobs back. This final book in a series of 12 draws together the timelines of their personal struggles, heartbreaks and deeply formed friendships. Without women like these, World War II could have been lost. Inspiring and empowering.