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A Fond Farewell for the Tobacco Girls: A gripping historical family saga from Lizzie Lane Kindle Edition

by Lizzie Lane (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 3,546 ratings

The FINAL instalment in the bestselling Tobacco Girls series!

It has finally happened! The war is over and Europe rejoices.

May 1945. VE Day

After battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures.

Maisie Miles must wait on tenterhooks for Japan to surrender and for poor Sid to return home. Will they still be sweethearts and have a future together? But tragedy strikes when Maisie's lodger Carole dies leaving 2-year-old Paula orphaned, Maisie is determined to keep the child she has grown to love as her own.

Meanwhile Bridget O’Neill’s husband has been patiently waiting her arrival in America but Bridget’s been struggling to leave her family and friends behind. Will she stay or will she go?

Phyllis Fairbrother receives the devastating news that husband Mick has relapsed and suffering a life changing diagnosis. Their dreams of a new life in Australia lie in tatters, or so she thinks.
With a new dawn, there are high hopes and boundless dreams.

Can the Tobacco Girls unite once more to overcome life’s troubles and find the happiness they so deserve?

If you're missing The Tobacco Girls, try Lizzie Lanes other series Coronation Close and The Orchard Cottage Hospital

Praise for Lizzie Lane:

'A gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked' - Rosie Goodwin

'Heartwarming. I absolutely loved this book and all of them in this series, this book made me laugh and also made me cry . So well written, I felt like I knew the characters. I would recommend this series, just sad its the last book in this saga' - Reader Review

'The Tobacco Girls is another heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a must-read for all saga fans.' - Jean Fullerton

'A fantastic saga. Fully enjoyed this saga about the second world war and three friends lives, very well written and researched ,recommended to all .' - Reader Review

'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of factory girls, redolent with life-affirming friendship, drama, and choices that are as relevant today as they were then.' - Catrin Collier

'So beautifully written - the authors characters so well described come to life in her books.' - Reader Review

'If you want an exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further than Lizzie Lane.' - Fenella J Miller

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    The Tobacco Girls
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  5. Publication date
    July 28, 2023
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Lizzie Lane
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Dear Readers,

Let me take you back to a time when the lives of ordinary women were changed as never before.

I used to listen with avid interest as my mother and others told me of their wartime experiences, the fear, the shortages, the blackout and the sudden changes in their lives. Factory girls, typists, debutantes and housewives left the home front and took up nursing, ambulance driving, fire watching and much more. En masse they left the home front behind and took up duties on the war front. These are the women whose stories I tell – whether they are keeping the home fires burning or serving on the war front.

Despite everything, they still found time to have fun, to love whether for the moment or such love that lasts a lifetime.

I hope you too will come with me and follow these very ordinary girls of whom much was asked and a lot given.

Lizzie Lane

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B95VF5R8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Boldwood Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800485358
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 6 of 6 ‏ : ‎ The Tobacco Girls
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 3,546 ratings

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I am at an age when I often evaluate my life and what I've done. I grew up on a tough council estate in Bristol where members of my family worked in the tobacco industry. Those years were the basis for my Coronation Close series.

I was a rocker in the sixties and looked good in leather. My late husband rode a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. When I wasn't wearing motorcycle leathers I wore a mini skirt and am sure my hair was longer than my skirt.

Having been taught to type at thirteen years of age I ended up working in an office. I hated it but needs must. I had a baby daughter to look after plus we bought a house so it was a case of two wages being better than one.

Horses and dogs figured greatly in my life. I used to breed and show Irish Red Setters and regularly qualified for Crufts.

Horses were really my daughter's bag. Although I loved them I was a lousy rider, but I could draw them. Used to be quite good at drawing but haven't done much for a long time.

Yes, I am a writer, but initially and right up until now, I am a storyteller. I used to tell my siblings stories when we should have been sleeping. That's what I still am.

It began in the early nineties. I was broke and jobs were few and far between. So I took the advice of an American friend and called myself a writer.

Over the next thirty years I wrote my socks off with some success. I won the BBC New Writers' Award with a script and for three years had my own newspaper column.

I had my first book published in 1994. I think it's now close on seventy.

No longer dog breeding or riding horses, in 2011 husband and I sold up and sailed away. For five years we lived on a sailing yacht, down through the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. Very off grid! Very much the gypsy life. There was nothing like sailing beneath a sky full of stars or anchored in a tranquil bay, tapping away on my laptop - another book in the offing. Thank goodness for e-mail!

I now live in Bath, not far from where Jane Austen used to live. I am alone but never alone. I have the characters I bring to life in my mind and thence into my books.

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  • maggieann
    5.0 out of 5 stars H.O.Wills
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2024
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    An interesting read. I found myself waiting for the next in the series. Very interesting and kept me entertained. Amen.
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  • Val
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice series
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
    I enjoyed this series. I would have liked to see an epilogue to show how the girls all settled into their new lives. I wanted to see Bridget’s arrival. Lyndon’s reaction. His family’s reaction to her. I felt kind of cheated we didn’t get to see it. What happens with the other girls? After all these books I found the ending to be abrupt and unfulfilling. I would still recommend reading the series.
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  • Abigail
    5.0 out of 5 stars hard to believe it’s over
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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    I don’t want it to be, sorry to see them go! New World? Just 75 years later it’s a mess!
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The 3Ms forever
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2023
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    Waited a long time for the final tobacco girls book..They had been through so much..Together and separate... Always there for each other..
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
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    Great ending to a great series! As a former AF wife, we like the Tobacco v girls support and follow our spouses!
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  • Godsdaughter54
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023
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    Excellent story. So sad to have this series come to an end. I will miss reading about the 3 M's.
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  • M. Bass
    5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all
    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023
    This is the 6th and final book in this series.

    Throughout the books and years that have passed we have watched the 3 M’s - Maise Miles, Phyllis Mason (now Fairbrother) and Bridget Milligan (now O’Neill) grow from young girls working in the local tobacco factory into these incredible women who have fallen in love, survived the war and now about to start on some new adventures so to speak. This series makes you think a lot of what happened during World War 2 in the UK, it touches so many topics like hunger, lack of clothing, love, death and more. So much more could be mentioned but then that would give a lot of it away. It is a series that you cannot put down and it is sad to see end. It’s almost like you wish there would be that one more story years down the line when there is a reunion of these 3 very special ladies.

    Bridget thought she had it all with this incredible marriage to Lyndon and son but now she is having some doubts and questions in her life. While she loves her husband is she truly willing to move away from all her friends and family in the UK to a new life with him in the US? Can her dad and brothers survive without her? What about her friends? What about the children being sent to Australia …..excuse after excuse is being made so she doesn’t have to leave. But they can only last so long. Especially since Lyndon while he was alright with the first delay, is now running out of patience. He just wants her and their son with him in the US. Now the decision has to be made….love or family.

    Phyllis lost her first love but luckily found it again when she met Australian Mick one day. When their first wedding was delayed, she married him as quickly as possible when they had the chance. Now as the war was ending it was discovered that Mick should not have gone back in serving so quickly. His head injury had caused more damage than first thought and now all the plans they had made to go back to Australia were on hold. The fact he can’t work, he can’t travel, he can’t create his dream is causing Mick to have a lot of issues…it isn’t until a little girl and a friendly neighbor pull him out of his fog that he realizes he needs to live every day to its fullest instead of lollygagging around. This could mean staying in the one story house that Phyllis found for them through someone she knows that is close to the hospital and friends, working back at the tobacco factory…or take the chance and go back Down Under where there might a surprise or two.

    Maise had struggles during her life, hard struggles that not everyone would have survived. But through time, friendship, her job, and love she has worked through it all. When Sid is taken prisoner in Singapore, she patiently waits for him to return, her love for him never ending, even when offered another option. The only thing truly getting her through all that isn’t just her friends but a friend’s child named Paula. Who came into this world giving them hope. Then a tragedy strikes and now the question is what will happen to the toddler? What will happen to the relationship between Maise and Sid after he returns home after 4 long years?
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  • jf625
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Series
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2023
    Saturday, July 29, 2023
    A Fond Farewell for the Tobacco Girls

    I have not read any books of this series until this one. I was surprised how quickly I fell in love with the Three M's.

    I enjoyed this book and stayed up until 2 am last night to finish it. I'm not sorry I lacked sleep and will feel yucky today.

    I was hoping everything went well for Maisie, Phyllis and Bridget. These were hard times. I can't imagine what they had to go through. The strength of these women were amazing.

    I think I need to look up the previous books and discover their back stories. Great book.

    #LizzieLane

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    A Fond Farewell For The Tobacco Girls

    It has finally happened! The war is over and Europe rejoices.
    May 1945 – VE Day
    After battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures.
    Maisie Miles must wait on tenterhooks for Japan to surrender and for poor Sid to return home. Will they still be sweethearts and have a future together? But tragedy strikes when Maisie's lodger Carole dies leaving 2-year-old Paula orphaned, Maisie is determined to keep the child she has grown to love
    as her own.

    Meanwhile Bridget O’Neill’s husband has been patiently waiting her arrival in America but Bridget’s been struggling to leave her family and friends behind. Will she stay or will she go?

    Phyllis Fairbrother receives the devastating news that husband Mick has relapsed and suffering a life
    changing diagnosis. Their dreams of a new life in Australia lie in tatters, or so she thinks. With a new dawn, there are high hopes and boundless dreams.

    Can the Tobacco Girls unite once more to overcome life’s troubles and find the happiness they so deserve?
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  • Kitty
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant storytelling
    Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2024
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    This is a wonderful series that I highly recommend.
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  • Lizzie G
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in Australia on December 1, 2023
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    This was another excellent book in this series. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the books and reading about the Tobacco girls. Well done Lizzie Lane for creating another great series.
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  • BM .
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2024
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    I loved all the books in the series and found it hard to put them down. They also made you feel involved in the sad and happy moments.
    I would recommend these books had they have been excellent.
    Another good read. 👍
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  • Dave
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really loved this series of books.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2024
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    Really well written with great historical background which really makes the stories come alive. Loved the characters and reading about their lives.
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  • Amazon Customer Jane Pernell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another Amazing series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2024
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    I thought the tobacco girl's series were amazing, you really felt you were there back in WW2.
    The emotional story's of each character in this book was gripping to say the least the terrible loss
    and waste you can't imagine what life must have been like for those five years.Cornwall
    Terrible time brought back to life through this book.
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