The Narrowboat Girls, Rosie Archer
The Narrowboat Girls, Rosie Archer
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The Narrowboat Girls
a heartwarming story of friendship, struggle and falling in love

Author: Rosie Archer

Narrator: Ellie Heydon

Unabridged: 7 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Quercus

Published: 09/06/2018

Synopsis

Elsie Barker is desperate for a new start after her husband leaves her. When her friend Izzy, herself planning an escape from her abusive boyfriend, tells her about the jobs going for women as narrowboat crew on the canals between London and Coventry, she jumps at the chance.

Their new boss, Dorothy, is kind and fair, but it's clear she has a secret of her own. Their crew is completed by Tolly, searching for a new vocation now that her dream job has been snatched away. The work is hard, but the girls forge close friendships that will see them through the darkest times.

What none of them could have predicted, though, is just how much working on the canals will change their lives. Could it really be that what started as a means of escape will end up giving each of them everything they ever wanted?

(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited

About Rosie Archer

Rosie Archer was born in Gosport, Hampshire, where she still lives. She has had a variety of jobs including waitress, fruit picker, barmaid, shop assistant and market trader selling second-hand books. Rosie is the author of several Second World War sagas set on the south coast of England, as well as a series of gangster sagas under the name June Hampson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on April 02, 2022

The story starts in 1944. Izzy, who is tryi;g to escape her abusive boyfriend, Charlie, sees an ad in the newspaper calling for women to work canal boats while men are off at war. With full training and accomodation on the boats being given, Izzy sees it as her opportunity to break free from Charlie......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on January 20, 2019

What a wonderful read this book was. It's set at the end of WWII and tells the story of the girls who worked the canals, delivering steel, coal and whatever else was required to the factories en route and helping the war effort. The war actually takes second place in this book. It's mainly about the......more

Goodreads review by Clare on December 06, 2023

This is the second book I've read about the IW, the Inland Waterways women who took over managing canal boats during WW2. This one focuses more on their personal stories, showing why they took to the water and what life awaits them if and when they leave. The canal folks sometimes resent intrusion a......more

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