The Allotment Girls is an inspiring and heartwarming novel of wartime hardship, friendship and fortitude from Kate Thompson, author of the Secrets of the Sewing Bee.
Inspired by the Dig for Victory campaign, Annie persuades the owners to start Bryant & May Allotment in the factory grounds.
Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British Army, with bombs raining down around them.
During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant & May match factory is grimy and tough.
The Allotment Girls is an inspiring and heartwarming novel of wartime hardship, friendship and fortitude from Kate Thompson, author of the Secrets of the Sewing Bee