{"title":"Kate Thompson Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse the books by Kate Thompson we have in stock, new and second-hand, in paperback and hardback. Mostly historical fiction and fiction. Every book ships from our own UK warehouse. Free UK delivery on orders of £10 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"highway-robbery","title":"Highway Robbery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's highway robbery in the air, but it isn't always entirely clear just who is trying to rob whom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-thompson-books\"\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bodley Head\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780370329574\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bodley Head","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":47910790987953,"sku":"SB-0370329570-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0370329570.jpg?v=1789195048"},{"product_id":"the-white-horse-trick","title":"The White Horse Trick","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is the latter part of the 21st century, and dramatic climate change has made life in Ireland almost impossible. The last of the survivors in Clare are being rounded up by the local warlord and put to work in his labor camps. Meanwhile, Tir na n'Og is faced with a refugee problem, and the king of the fairies is not happy about it. Jenny and her new friend, the boy soldier, Pup, go over to Ireland to find out what is happening, and to bring Aengus Og back home where he belongs. But when it is revealed that the warlord who is behind the problem is a member of the Liddy family, JJ is sent to sort him out. But JJ is old now, and his lifespan in Ireland has long since expired. He can't return to Ireland by the usual route so, like the ill-fated Oisin before him, he must resort to the white horse trick. And unlike Oisin, he must stay in the saddle if he is to have any chance of surviving the trip ... The White Horse Trick travels from the now to far distant futures: from world's end to world's beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-thompson-books\"\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bodley Head\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780370329925\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bodley Head","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £1.90","offer_id":47910792691889,"sku":"SB-0370329929-C2","price":1.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0370329929.jpg?v=1789204967"},{"product_id":"the-wartime-book-club-a-gripping-and-heart-warming-new-story-of-love-bravery-and-resistance-in-ww2-inspired-by-a-true-story","title":"The Wartime Book Club: a gripping and heart-warming new story of love, bravery and resistance in WW2, inspired by a true story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Jersey, 1943. Once a warm and neighbourly community, now German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule on the people of the island. Grace La Mottée, the island's only librarian, is ordered to destroy books which threaten the new regime. Instead, she hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friend, postwoman Bea Rose, she wants to fight back. So she forms the wartime book club: a lifeline, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading. But as the occupation drags on, the women's quiet acts of bravery become more perilous - and more important - than ever before. And, when tensions turn to violence, they are forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance...\"--Back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-thompson-books\"\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781399714952\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £11.70","offer_id":47915417796785,"sku":"SB-1399714953-C2","price":11.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1399714953.jpg?v=1789707972"},{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-homefront-girls","title":"Secrets of the Homefront Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new series from bestselling author Kate Thompson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Kate Thompson's wartime novels always strike a chord and \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Homefront Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. You can almost smell the Yardley violets drifting over the factory as the girls live lives complicated by the trials and tribulations of war'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Kate Thompson's\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eput the lives of women working in the Yardley factory during the Blitz at the heart of her latest novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWoman's Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStratford, 1939.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Britain may be at war, but on the home front keeping up morale and keeping up appearances go hand in hand. For the young women working on the lipstick production line at Yardley's cosmetics factory, it's business as usual.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Headstrong Renee Gunn is the queen of the lipstick belt - although her cheeky attitude means she's often in trouble. When Esther, an Austrian refugee, arrives at Yardley's, it's Renee who takes her under her wing and teaches her to be a true cockney.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But outside of the factory, things are more complicated. Lily, Renee's older sister, has suddenly returned home after six years away, and is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile Esther is finding life in England more difficult than expected, and it's not long before Renee finds herself in trouble, with nowhere to turn.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the face of the Blitz, the Yardley girls are bound together by friendship and loyalty - but could the secrets they are hiding be the biggest danger of all?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A compelling saga set around the tenacious women of the East End'\u003c\/b\u003e Daisy Styles\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Kate Thompson is a skillful and humane storyteller who lights up the sooty face of the old East End with tales full of drama and human interest.'\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Murray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-thompson-books\"\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781473698116\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47916050022577,"sku":"SB-1473698111-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1473698111_6ed45e16-07e2-42c1-9f0b-bdff2c2fbbfc.jpg?v=1790305738"},{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-lavender-girls-a-heart-warming-and-gritty-ww2-saga","title":"Secrets of the Lavender Girls: a heart-warming and gritty WW2 saga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Stratford, 1943. World War Two is still raging across Europe. But for the Lavender Girls, the workers at the Yardley cosmetics factory in East London, there are even more challenges on the home front. Esther, newly married, is learning to juggle life as a working woman with her duties as a wife. Headstrong Patsy has a double life that takes her from the East End lipstick belt by day to the stage in the West End at night. But will she be able to keep her secrets hidden? For Lou, a forbidden love forces her to choose between family loyalty and a chance at happiness. The Lavender Girls need one another more than ever if they are going to survive ...\"--Provided by publisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-thompson-books\"\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781473698147\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"New — £6.49","offer_id":47916050055345,"sku":"SB-1473698146-C0","price":6.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1473698146_8e515832-e4c1-4d03-aad3-5d3a69393996.jpg?v=1790302805"},{"product_id":"the-wedding-girls","title":"The Wedding Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wedding Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartwarming story of love and friendship in the East End, by Kate Thompson, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Singer Girls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If a wedding marks the first day of the rest of your life, then the story starts with the dress.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's 1936 and the streets of London's East End are grimy and brutal, but in one corner of Bethnal Green it is forever Hollywood . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Herbie Taylor's photography studio is nestled in the heart of bustling Green Street. Tomboy Stella and troubled Winnie work in Herbie's studio; their best friend and hopeless romantic Kitty works next door as an apprentice dressmaker. All life passes through the studio, wishing to capture that perfect moment in time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kitty works tirelessly to create magical bridal gowns, but with each stitch she wonders if she'll ever get a chance to wear a white dress. Stella and Winnie sprinkle a dusting of Hollywood glamour over happy newly-weds, but secretly dream of escaping the East End . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Community is strong on Green Street, but can it stand the ultimate test? As clouds of war brew on the horizon, danger looms over the East End. Will the Wedding Girls find their happy ever afters, before it's too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-thompson-books\"\u003eKate Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781509822232\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"New — £8.66","offer_id":47916179030193,"sku":"SB-1509822232-C0","price":8.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1509822232.jpg?v=1789448248"}],"url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/collections\/kate-thompson-books.oembed","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}