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Duncan Barrett

    This author delves into profound questions of human experience through their literary creations. Their works are valued for their insightful perspective and captivating style. Immerse yourself in their narratives, which are sure to engage and provoke thought.

    GI Brides
    The Reluctant Tommy
    The Sugar Girls of Love Lane
    The Girls Who Went to War
    Hitler's British Isles
    When the Germans Came
    • When the Germans Came

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.5(25)Add rating

      True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII.

      When the Germans Came
    • True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII.

      Hitler's British Isles
    • The Sugar Girls of Love Lane

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      A warm and nostalgic social history of the women who worked at the Tate & Lyle factory on Love Lane in Liverpool

      The Sugar Girls of Love Lane
    • The Reluctant Tommy

      • 324 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      The Reluctant Tommy is hailed as an extraordinary memoir of the First World War, described as an instant classic and deemed "absolutely perfect" by James Delingpole from the Mail on Sunday.

      The Reluctant Tommy
    • GI Brides

      • 361 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.8(56)Add rating

      The Sunday Times bestsellerFrom the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls, G.I. Brides weaves together the real-life stories of four women who crossed the ocean for love, providing a moving true tale of romance and resilience.

      GI Brides
    • Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End Factories. The Sugar Girls went straight to No.10 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List, spending five weeks in the top ten.

      The Sugar Girls
    • Men of Letters

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Using the personal stories and letters of the men who joined the Post Office Riffles, this is a moving account of how the war touched the lives of ordinary men - how it changed communities, how women took up men's working roles, and, of course, the vital role the mail played in winning the war.

      Men of Letters