Nancy Revell > Quotes

“thought how pretty Pearl was and”
― Nancy Revell, Secrets of the Shipyard Girls

“countries are.’ ‘Here we are!’ Polly pulled the slightly crumpled atlas from her bag. ‘Yes, Polly here,’ Gloria informed Rosie, ‘has been educating us all since Arthur gave her this old map he had stashed away.’ Arthur Watts was Tommy’s grandfather. He had more or less brought up his grandson single-handedly after his daughter”
― Nancy Revell, Victory for the Shipyard Girls

“and been”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“people, to fall for.”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“she didn’t know how much longer she could keep up the pretence that Jack was coming back.”
― Nancy Revell, Victory for the Shipyard Girls

“What?’ Agnes’s face could only be described as thunderous. It was”
― Nancy Revell, Christmas with the Shipyard Girls

“have them hauled”
― Nancy Revell, Secrets of the Shipyard Girls

“taken aback to say”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“red. Even now the shame of”
― Nancy Revell, Secrets of the Shipyard Girls

“back so she could shut and lock the door. But a desperate Bel managed to dodge past her mother’s bare legs and escape into the hallway, before running like the wind, through the front door, past her mother’s low-life suitor, and out on to the street.”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“breath. ‘She was looking for her “da”. Or at least trying to find where you worked after you came back from London. She heard”
― Nancy Revell, Victory for the Shipyard Girls

“seemed to be fighting to be free. ‘You my ma now, Joe?’ Her retort was more accusatory than jokey. Both Joe and Arthur looked back to their own bowls of porridge and started eating. ‘Not that she ever gave two hoots whether I ate or”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“belong to”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“the rest of her pastry,”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“splash of milk on to”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“night. Ever. After a”
― Nancy Revell, Victory for the Shipyard Girls

“problems – not their”
― Nancy Revell, Victory for the Shipyard Girls

“When Bel told him”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“well as running what”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War

“cutting up Dorothy’s sandwich and putting it on a plate. ‘That may well be,’ Dorothy added. ‘But what if she’s fallen madly in love with Mr Scrummy Detective?’ Gloria”
― Nancy Revell, Secrets of the Shipyard Girls

“week and he seemed”
― Nancy Revell, Shipyard Girls at War