The Teashop Girls Elaine Everest 

The Teashop Girls Elaine Everest
Published in paperback  and eBook 2nd May 2019

It is early 1940 and World War Two has already taken a hold on the country. Rose Neville works as a Lyon’s Teashop Nippy on the Kent coast alongside her childhood friends, the ambitious Lily and Katie, whose fiancé is about to be posted overseas in the navy. As war creates havoc in Europe, Rose relies on the close friendship of her friends and her family.
When Capt. Benjamin Hargreaves enters the teashop one day, Rose is immediately drawn to him. But as Lyon’s forbids courting between staff and customers, she tries to put the handsome officer out of her mind.
In increasingly dark and dangerous times, Rose fears there may not be time to waste. But is the dashing captain what he seems?

My Review

The Teashop Girls is the heart-warming and gripping new novel from Elaine Everest bestselling author of the much-loved Woolworths Girls series.  It’s a moving story of friendship and love set against the backdrop of the Kent coast during World War Two.

I was first I introduced by Elaine Everest with reading A Gift from Woolworths .

The Teashop Girls review

I  couldn’t wait to start reading The Teashop Girls, I started it as soon as I received it from the postman. You know there are just certain books that you are bursting to get into and open that book immediately.

Full praise to Elaine Everest, she makes characters such a joy to read.

I adored this theme about Lyon’s Teashop, it’s an excellent idea, full of adventure.  Ramsgate Lyon’s Teashop Nippy,  the staff there were named Nippy, as they would all nip about the place, serving customers. The women that served behind the counter at the front of the Teashop selling teacakes and bread were named as Sally’s. With World War Two starting, the Nippies had to attach a Gas mask to their belts on their uniform.  I actually live about 30 miles away from Ramsgate myself, so I can feel the bitter cold of those January early morning starts to the Lyon’s Teashop just of the Ramsgate seafront for Rose Neville, and all the other staff that froze on the way to work. I thought it rather funny how all the staff including Rose Neville thought that the manageress Miss Butterworth was dragon to work for. Rose Neville loved her job in Ramsgate, but dreamed of singing. A very handsome captain Benjamin Hargreaves comes into the Teashop but One of the rules are staff are not allowed to to have any outside contact with customers. Will Rose be able to put this good looking captain out of her mind ?

Elaine Everest is from Noth Kent’ she grew up listening to stories of the war years in her home town of Erith, which features in her bestselling Woolworths Girls series. Elaine has written over sixty short stories for the women’s magazine market. Elaine runs The Write Place creative writing school in Hexable Kent. Find out mor about Elaine on

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