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Tracy Baines

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Tracy Baines writes about friendship, family, and finding your inner strength when life gets tough. Her stories celebrate strong women and the importance of community spirit. Tracy’s bestselling historical sagas are inspired by her love of the seaside and its contrast with the gritty industrial fishing ports on the east coast of England where she was born.

Her debut novel The Variety Girls (now The Seaside Girls) was shortlisted for the RNA Saga Award 2020.

Her grandmother’s stories and her own family heritage are the inspiration behind the Fishers Wharf series which follows the Hardy and the Evans families and the friendship that grows between two women from opposite sides of the class divide.

Tracy lives in Dorset with her husband, and dogs ...more

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Average rating: 4.54 · 5,510 ratings · 189 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Variety Girls 4.51 avg rating — 1,235 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hopes and Dreams (The Seaside Girls, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 1,177 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women of Fishers Wharf 4.52 avg rating — 1,040 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Year for The Seaside Girls (The Seaside Girls, #3) 4.52 avg rating — 988 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seaside Girls under Fire (The Seaside Girls, #4) 4.53 avg rating — 496 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trouble for The Dockyard Girls 4.53 avg rating — 457 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls (Fishers Wharf Book 3) 4.58 avg rating — 89 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seaside Girls 1-3 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seaside Girls (The Seaside Girls, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruby Slippers: Short Stories 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Toilers of the Deep – The Fishermen’s Mission

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The Fishermen’s Mission plays a large part in the Fishers Wharf series (The Dockyard Girls) – because it has played a large part in the lives of fishermen and their families over the years. I knew a little of its work but not enough to understand how important it was to those in need.

Research led me to Rosina Ada Newnham, the lady superintendent at the Grimsby Fishermen’s Mission from 1904 -19

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Tracy Baines wrote a new blog post A WARM WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE SEASIDE GIRLS! THE SEASIDE GIRLSCan I invite you to step through to the stalls or the dress circle at the Empire theatre in Cleethorpes? It’s our lovely little thea Read more of this blog post »
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Tracy Baines made a comment on Courtney Pityer’s review of Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls (Fishers Wharf Book 3) " Thank you so much for leaving a review, Courtney. It's very much appreciated. ...more "
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Tracy Baines and 1 other person liked Courtney Pityer's review of Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls (Fishers Wharf Book 3): "If you are looking for a good story that deals with the aftermath of the Great War then this is the novel for you. It is apart of a three part series but can also be read as a standalone however I will hopefully get around to reading the other books " Read more of this review »
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Tracy Baines made a comment on Booklover BEV’s review of Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls (Fishers Wharf Book 3) " Thank you so much, Bev. I'm so grateful for your support x ...more "
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Tracy Baines and 1 other person liked Booklover BEV's review of Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls (Fishers Wharf Book 3): "Sometimes it's not about saving others it's about saving yourself. The great war is over. Peace time 1919 Grimsby. With Letty Hardy still running the cafe, and Alec away on Trawlers. Happy with their little family with a new added addition coming. It's " Read more of this review »
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Tracy Baines answered Kathy's question: Will there be another book in the Fishers Wharf series? Yes, there will, Kathy. It will be published later this year. I think it is planned for August/September. The series has been rebranded as the Dockyard Girls. At the moment I have given it a working title of Stormy Days for the Dockyard Girls but my See Full Answer
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