Martha's Girls av Alrene Hughes

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<p>Belfast, 1939, and Martha¿s daughters are beginning to make their way in the world.</p><p>Irene, the eldest, is on the lookout for a new job and romance. She is torn between Sean O¿Hara ¿ wanted by the police for something he didn¿t do ¿ and RAF radio engineer Sandy, serving in India.</p><p>Pat is sensitive and thoughtful, and dreams of life beyond the Ulster Linen Works. When she is introduced to a dashing tenor, the possibility of a new life seems ever more real . . .</p><p>Peggy, hot-headed and glamorous, loves her job in Mr Goldstein¿s music shop on Royal Avenue, where she catches the eye of a Humphrey Bogart lookalike, but he isn¿t all he appears . . .</p><p>Sheila, the youngest, wants to stay on at school, but her family desperately need another wage. Above all, she longs to be treated like a grown up.</p><p>Although they lead very different lives, the sisters share a passion for singing and when they are asked to join a new troupe of entertainers, Martha fears this will put t