The Potteries Girls on the Home Front

Written by Lynn Johnson

Narrated by Julia Franklin

Needing to find a job, Betty Dean is sent into service at Stowford House. The work is gruelling, and her dreams of making something of herself seem further out of reach. When Betty is forced to leave after a scandalous incident, she feels that her life is over – until a new job on the trams throws her a lifeline. Meeting fellow tram girls Connie and Jean brings the joy of friendship, even if Betty struggles with having to keep secrets from her new pals. When soldier Duncan Kennedy enters Betty's life, it seems that she may finally find the love she's always wanted. But opening herself up to someone new isn't easy, and when he leaves for the front, she finds herself alone once again. As the Great War rumbles on, Betty's life in the Potteries is full of its battles. . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Story Sound
• Release date: Sep 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781399126243

Lynn Johnson

The author has co-authored a book, Reinventing the University: A Radical Proposal for a Problem-Focused University. She has also written 15 articles and book chapters on adult learning and on sponsored research administration. She has worked professionally since she was 20 years old. She has had five different careers in communication law; television production; instructional video; sponsored research administration; and bodywork, including acupressure, Asian bodywork, and massage therapy. None of her professional work experience prepared her for the journey that is described in this book. However, she has always been a spiritual seeker. She has lived overseas for six years and spent two years in the Peace Corps in El Salvador. In her youth, she asked God to let her live a full life. That has happened, just not in the way she thought it would!