Praise for Christmas for the Shop Girls: 'A warm and wonderfully page-turning read, showing the power of good friends and family when times are tough' Annie Groves ‘The scene’s set for family drama, community spirit and love in this warm, compassionate read’ The People’s Friend Praise for Joanna Toye: ‘Captivating…a triumphant debut novel’ Women’s Weekly 'Jo writes with a sure hand and a light touch…a real page-turner with a spirited heroine who will worm her way into readers' hearts. A sparkling new voice in fiction.' Veronica Henry ‘Cheerful and uplifting…I thoroughly enjoyed it’ Katie Fforde ‘Highly recommended – an engrossing story with a charmingly forthright heroine’ Anna Jacobs

Festive and heart warming – the new WW2 wartime saga in the uplifting historical fiction series • Joanna Toye is a major new saga talent, with a series set around a fictional department store during World War II • Three books coming in 2020 • Like Call the Midwife it depicts a community, with a nostalgic and evocative sense of town and family life • Department store setting ideal for fans of Mr Selfridge • Joanna Toye is already in demand at WI, festival and library events around the Midlands • Author was a lead scriptwriter for The Archers where she wrote and produced over 30 years Competition: The;A;Christmas;Stolen Child;for the Shipyard Girls;District Nurses;Bobby Girls;One Snowy Night;Winter Hope;with the Ops Room Girls. By;Rosie Goodwin;Katie Flynn;Dilly Court;Nancy Revell;Kitty Neale;Nadine Dorries;Elaine Everest;Jennie Felton;Rita Bradshaw;Sheila Newberry