Brighter Days Ahead

An absorbing, moving story of friendship set in World War II from the author of In Their Mother’s Footsteps. War pulled them apart, but can it bring them back together? Molly lives with her repugnant father who has betrayed her many times. From a young age, living on the streets of London’s East End, she has seen the harsh realities of life. When she’s kidnapped by a gang and forced into their underworld, her future seems bleak. Flo spent her early years in an orphanage and is about to turn her hand to teacher training. When a kindly teacher at her school approaches her about a job at Bletchley Park, it could turn out to be everything she never realized she wanted. Will the girls’ friendship be enough to weather the hard times ahead? In the haunting era of the Second World War, Mary Wood’s stirring saga, Brighter Days Ahead, follows the journey of two courageous women, Molly and Flo, who brave the storms of life and war.Molly, hardened by the streets of London's rough East End, is kidnapped by a gang and forced into their underworld . . . her future seems bleak.Flo, an orphan turned teacher, receives an intriguing job offer – a chance to be part of the British war effort at Bletchley Park.When the threat of war looms, will the girls' friendship be enough to weather the hard times ahead?From the author of In Their Mother’s Footsteps, with Brighter Days Ahead, immerse yourself in a gripping exploration of friendship and survival during history's darkest hour.