Joanna Toye
2 SeriesJoanna Toye is an author renowned for her Shop Girls series. The series was inspired by her visit to an exhibition about a former department store in Wolverhampton.
In "Wartime for the Shop Girls," the second book in Joanna Toye's series, the story unfolds in 1942 amidst increasing wartime shortages and ongoing bombings. Lily transitions to a sales junior at the department store, where she and her fellow shop girls face the challenges of war with resilience. As men depart for the front lines, the women's strength is tested. The narrative intensifies when Lily's brother returns home on leave, bringing hidden secrets to the surface. Amidst community trials, Lily remains determined to keep smiling through the adversity.
