Secrets of the Chocolate Girls

Secrets of the Chocolate Girls is a gritty family saga about love, war, and chocolate, set in Birmingham in September 1940.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

From the bestselling author of The Bells of Bournville Green comes Secrets of the Chocolate Girls, another gritty family saga about love, war, and chocolate.

September 1940, Birmingham. While her husband and daughter work at the Cadbury's Bournville factory, Ann Gilby has her hands full at home with her other daughter, Sheila, newly returned home with baby Elaine. With Sheila's husband away doing his bit in the RAF, Ann knows she should be grateful to have all her children safe under one roof. But she can't help but fear for their uncertain future as bombs fall ever closer to her Birmingham home. Part of her yearns for the carefree days of her youth when she also worked the line at Cadbury's, filling trays of chocolate shells.

But mostly Ann tries not to think of the past at all since that would mean she would have to confront her oldest secret, one she's kept since the last war and the one that could easily rip her family apart.

As the war rages on, Ann must navigate the challenges of daily life while also dealing with the emotional scars of her past. She must confront the truth about her family and the sacrifices they have made to survive. And she must find a way to keep her family together, no matter what the cost may be.

Secrets of the Chocolate Girls is a powerful and emotional story that will touch your heart and leave you thinking long after you've finished reading. It is a testament to the strength of family and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Weight: 295g
Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529064964