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Alrene Hughes

The Girl from the Corner Shop

By Alrene Hughes - Published 2019

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This sweet historical romance is set in wartime Manchester. Newlywed Helen Harrison’s firefighter husband Jim has been killed during a bombing raid’...Read Review

The Girl in the Pink Raincoat

By Alrene Hughes - Published 2018

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Life for factory girls was uneventful in Manchester, an industrial city in northwest England in 1939. For Gracie Earnshaw, working in a factory making ...Read Review

The Girl in the Pink Raincoat

By Alrene Hughes - Published 2018

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As with many romantic novels set in wartime, the special circumstances of England in 1939 are not only a background but central to the ...Read Review

Martha’s Girls

By Alrene Hughes - Published 2012

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Martha’s Girls presents itself nicely and professionally. The cover has a simple elegance to it, introducing the main characters and the urban ...Read Review