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The Engine Girls

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Aug 2026
August 18, 2026
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
416

About This Book

Discover a heart-warming and uplifting tale of resilience and friendship among the working women during World War II, from the author of The Bomb Girls

'Funny, loyal and witty… An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson, bestselling author of, Secrets of the Home Front Girls


January 1942. With female conscription filling the production line, the Bell Works factory is building more Spitfires than ever.

When singers Val and Kay arrive, sisters who bring glamour as well as talent, they are soon entertaining their colleagues after long shifts on the factory floor. But when their callings take them in different directions, will this separation be for good?

Meanwhile, Audrey is delighted to have caught the eye of a new male supervisor, but is he all that he seems?
And can Lily must find solace behind the factory walls when her pilot sweetheart is sent off to action?

With heartbreak, romance and painful goodbyes aplenty, it's never a dull day at the Bell Works factory. But one thing is for sure – these woman must pull together to keep their spirits up!



Praise for Daisy Styles

Funny , happy and sad, I really didn't want it to end, but all good things do' 5 ***** Reader Review

I loved this book and couldn't put it down as it was so easy to get in to it and the characters were so believable' 5 ***** Reader Review

I couldn't put this book down!' 5 ***** Reader Review

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First Edition Aug 2026 Penguin (UK) ISBN 0241998727
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Nov 2023 -- Not Selected ISBN B0BX2RTRST
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May 2026 Penguin (UK) ISBN 1405956127
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Nov 2023 -- Not Selected ISBN B0CL549CHW
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