A Gift From Woolworths

Author : Karen Plunkett-Powell
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466867442
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remembering Woolworth's written by Karen Plunkett-Powell and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remembering Woolworth's brings back to life all the nostalgia and magic of the famous five-and-dime that captured the hearts of Americans for over a century Millions of Americans have fond memories of shopping at Woolworth's, wandering the aisles in search of a humble spool of Woolco thread, festive Christmas decorations, a goldfish or parakeet, or a blue bottle of Evening in Paris perfume. And who could forget the special treat of a grilled-cheese sandwich or ice-cream sundae at the famous lunch counter? These and countless other memories are celebrated in Karen Plunkett-Powell's Remembering Woolworth's. Packed with photos, first-hand remembrances, vivid anecdotes, and a lively, well-researched narrative, the book tells the story of how a poor potato farmer named Frank Woolworth created a merchandising empire that touched the lives of Americans in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between. Chapters cover the store's humble beginnings, surviving the Great Depression, the civil rights sit-ins, Woolworth's around the globe, the popularity of Woolworth's collectibles, and much more.

Author : Elaine Everest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780750547789
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Gift from Woolworths written by Elaine Everest and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the war moves into 1945 the lives of the women of Woolworths continue. When store manager Betty Billington announces that she is expecting a baby, her life is about to change more than she expects. Freda has fallen in love with a handsome Scottish engineer. Maisie loves being a mother and also caring for her two nieces, although she still has her own dreams. When her brother appears on the scene he brings unexpected danger. Meanwhile Sarah dreams of her husband's return and a cottage with roses around the door. Will our girls sail into times of peace, or will they experience more heartache and sorrow?

Author : Barbara Comyns
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590178971
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Spoons Came from Woolworths written by Barbara Comyns and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I told Helen my story and she went home and cried.” So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comyns’s beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and naïve when she marries fellow artist Charles. She seems hardly fonder of her husband than she is of her pet newt; she can’t keep house (everything she cooks tastes of soap); and she mistakes morning sickness for the aftereffects of a bad batch of strawberries. England is in the middle of the Great Depression, and the money Sophia makes from the occasional modeling gig doesn’t make up for her husband’s indifference to paying the rent. Predictably, the marriage falters; not so predictably, Sophia’s artlessness will be the very thing that turns her life around.

Author : Elaine Everest
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1447295498
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woolworths Girls written by Elaine Everest and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can romance blossom in times of trouble? It's 1938 and as the threat of war hangs over the country, Sarah Caselton is preparing for her new job at Woolworths. Before long, she forms a tight bond with two of her colleagues: the glamorous Maisie and shy Freda. The trio couldn't be more different, but they immediately form a close-knit friendship, sharing their hopes and dreams for the future. Sarah soon falls into the rhythm of her new position, enjoying the social events hosted by Woolies and her blossoming romance with young assistant manager, Alan. But with the threat of war clouding the horizon, the young men and women of Woolworths realize that there are bigger battles ahead. It's a dangerous time for the nation, and an even more perilous time to fall in love . . . The first in Elaine Everest's Woolworths series, The Woolworths Girls is followed by the festive sequel, Christmas at Woolworths.

Author : Nina Brown Baker
Publisher : Voyager Books/Libros Viajeros
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nickels and Dimes written by Nina Brown Baker and published by Voyager Books/Libros Viajeros. This book was released on 1954 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American success story of F.W. Woolworth, who with his idea for a ten-cent store, built a merchandising empire in the late 1800s.

Author : Elaine Everest
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509892532
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Gift from Woolworths written by Elaine Everest and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will the war be over by Christmas? As the war moves into 1945 the lives of the women of Woolworths continue. When store manager, Betty Billington, announces she is expecting Douglas’s baby her future life is about to change more than she expects. Freda has fallen in love with the handsome Scottish engineer but will it end happily? Maisie loves being a mother and also caring for her two nieces although she still has her own dreams. When her brother appears on the scene he brings unexpected danger to the family. Meanwhile Sarah dreams of her husband’s return and a cottage with roses around the door but Woolworths beckons. Will our girls sail into times of peace, or will they experience more heartache and sorrow? With a wedding on the horizon, surely only happiness lies ahead – or does it? A Gift from Woolworths is the fourth instalment in Elaine Everest's much-loved Woolworths series.

Author : Elaine Everest
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509843663
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christmas at Woolworths written by Elaine Everest and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though there was a war on, the Woolworths girls brought Christmas cheer to their customers Best friends Sarah, Maisie and Freda are brought together by their jobs at Woolworths. With their loved ones away on the front line, their bonds of friendship strengthen each day. Betty Billington is the manager at Woolworths, and a rock for the girls, having given up on love . . . Until a mysterious stranger turns up one day – could he reignite a spark in Betty? As the year draws to a close, and Christmas approaches, the girls must rely on each other to navigate the dark days that lie ahead . . . With so much change, can their friendship survive the war? Following on from her bestselling debut The Woolworths Girls, Christmas at Woolworths is the heartfelt second book in Elaine Everest's Woolworths series.

Author : M. J. O'Brien
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1626742529
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Shall Not Be Moved written by M. J. O'Brien and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 Lillian Smith Book Award Once in a great while, a photograph captures the essence of an era: Three people—one black and two white—demonstrate for equality at a lunch counter while a horde of cigarette-smoking hotshots pour catsup, sugar, and other condiments on the protesters' heads and down their backs. The image strikes a chord for all who lived through those turbulent times of a changing America. The photograph, which plays a central role in the book's perspectives from frontline participants, caught a moment when the raw virulence of racism crashed against the defiance of visionaries. It now shows up regularly in books, magazines, videos, and museums that endeavor to explain America's largely nonviolent civil rights battles of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Yet for all of the photograph's celebrated qualities, the people in it and the events they inspired have only been sketched in civil rights histories. It is not well known, for instance, that it was this event that sparked to life the civil rights movement in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963. Sadly, this same sit-in and the protest events it inspired led to the assassination of Medgar Evers, who was leading the charge in Jackson for the NAACP. We Shall Not Be Moved puts the Jackson Woolworth's sit-in into historical context. Part multifaceted biography, part well-researched history, this gripping narrative explores the hearts and minds of those participating in this harrowing sit-in experience. It was a demonstration without precedent in Mississippi—one that set the stage for much that would follow in the changing dynamics of the state's racial politics, particularly in its capital city.

Author : Elaine Everest
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1529015898
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wedding Bells for Woolworths written by Elaine Everest and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: July 1947. Britain is still gripped by rationing, even as the excitement of Princess Elizabeth’s engagement sweeps the nation. In the Woolworths’ canteen, Freda is still dreaming of meeting her own Prince Charming. So far she’s been unlucky in love. When she has an accident on her motorbike, knocking a cyclist off his bicycle, it seems bad luck is still following her around. Anthony is not only a fellow Woolworths employee but was an Olympic hopeful. Will his injured leg heal in time for him to compete? Can he ever forgive Freda? Sarah's idyllic family life is under threat with worries about her husband, Alan. Does he still love her? The friends must rally round to face some of the toughest challenges of their lives together. And although they experience loss, hardship and shocks along the way, love is on the horizon for the Woolworths girls . . . Wedding Bells for Woolworths is the fifth instalment in Elaine Everest's much-loved Woolworths series.

Author : Elaine Everest
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 150984368X
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wartime at Woolworths written by Elaine Everest and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Woolworths girls have come a long way together . . . Fun loving Maisie, is devoted to her young family and her work at Woolworths. But her happy life with her RAF officer husband, their baby daughter leads her to think of the family she left behind . . . With the war now into its fourth year, what will she find when she sets about searching for them? Sarah and her husband, Alan, are blissfully happy and long for a sibling for their daughter. But dark days lay ahead for this close family. Freda heads home to Birmingham, to go in search of her family, back to the life she fled – far from the safety of Woolworths and her new friends. With families’ separated by war, will the Woolworths girls be able to pull together? Wartime at Woolworths is the third moving instalment in the much-loved Woolworths series by bestselling author Elaine Everest.