The Highland Girls on Guard

Written by Helen Yendall

Narrated by Charlie Mudie

‘Had me hooked from the start and I got so involved with the characters I couldn’t stop reading’ Vicki Beeby

Scotland, 1943. It’s a long hot summer in Scotland but the Women’s Timber Corps have more than forest fires to worry about.

Upper class Seffy has spent months proving herself to the other young women, but when new recruits arrive, she quickly feels lost again. She distracts herself by helping set up a Women’s Home Defence Corps, but the idea soon meets resistance from the locals.

Dependable Joey had turned her back on love since she ran away from heartbreak to join the Corps, but when she crosses paths with a soldier deployed nearby, she feels a connection with him she’s never felt before – but will she be burned by love again?

And young Tattie is desperate to impress the other women and make a new life for herself, far away from her troubled home. But her willingness to impress leaves her at risk of being used…

As the summer beats on, can the Lumberjills pull together and protect the forest – and each other?

'A true saga with friendship, heartbreak and joy. More please!’ Elaine Everest

'Five stars and highly recommended' Jean Fullerton

'Helen Yendall is a rising star in wartime sagas' Betty Walker

'A wartime saga full of feisty, relatable characters who you take into your heart' Michelle Rawlins

A heartwarming WW2 novel for fans of Rosie Clarke and Annie Groves

Readers LOVE The Highland Girls on Guard!

‘Greatly written… Read it far too quickly!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley reviewer

‘It was a joy to read…The icing on the cake was the discovery that there's to be a third book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley reviewer

'This is the first time that I read a novel by Helen Yendall! I could not put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley reviewer

'The plotting was fast-paced and intriguing, combining elements of romance, friendship, subterfuge, and a satisfying, cheer-out-loud ending. A thoroughly enjoyable read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley reviewer

'Beautifully written and a real page turner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley reviewer

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Release date: Mar 12, 2024
• ISBN: 9780008603304

Helen Yendall

Helen Yendall has had dozens of short stories and a serial published in women’s magazines over the past twenty years and now writes female-focused WW2 novels. Although a proud Brummie by birth, Helen now lives in the North Cotswolds with her husband and cocker spaniel, Bonnie. When she’s not teaching or writing, she likes reading, swimming, tennis and walking in the beautiful countryside where she lives.