A lovely lovely read .The author brings the girls the Quality street factory alive.I curled up with this book and didn’t want it to end.A wonderful read highly recommend,#netgalley #harpercollinsuk

Crimbo and Choc’s, 2 elements guaranteed to make a great read!
I think its important to point out the Author has many years experience as company archivist and historian for her local chocolate factory and this shows in her writing....her knowledge of ‘Mackintosh’s’ and ‘Quality Street’ and what ‘went on’ in the factories in the 1930’s ( when the book is set ) is nothing short of superb and you can tell she writes with a genuine love of her subject
From the start of this book you are transported into the Mackintosh factories and the ‘lines’ working Quality Street ( amongst other goodies ) and there you meet Reenie, Mary, Diana amongst others whose work and private lives intermingle to bring you the story of the Quality Street girls
I loved the characters in the book and ADORED,even though they were awful, the local Salvation Army busybodies Ms’s Roth and Vance ( Roth is also a ferocious Manager in the factory) the conversations between these 2 harridans is pure theatre and had me laughing out loud at their gossip whilst maintaining their sanctimonious air throughout, 2 classic characters
My fav Quality Street is strawberry cream so was great when these were mentioned and who knew they were hand wrapped in their colourful wrappers in the 1930’s?
At times it was a real eye opener into working life almost a century ago and also poverty and the struggles that come with it
There are a few serious issues tackled in the book yet they never overide the ‘ feel good’ factor
Living in Yorkshire for 10 years it was great to read about Halifax ( I always presumed Mackintosh’s were York based ) and to read about places often visited and never forgotten
I can imagine this as a good Sunday night TV series tbh as has all the elements needed
The book ends on a chocco Christmas high 😃
Worth noting after the book is a fascinating history of the Mackintosh family and company and also a very interesting Q and A session with the author
A pleasing happy informative season ready read that many will love
10/10 5 Stars

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. Sometimes it is really good to read something from the past. This was set in the 1930s and it is lovely book about a group of girls, their friendships, hopes and dreams. Loved it

I’ve just finished The Quality Street Girls by @penthorpebooks - this is such an amazing book. A heartwarming Christmas story that follows 3 girls who work at Mackintosh toffee factory. All 3 of the girls were great strong female characters who I could relate to straight away. Set in the 1930s it shows how much things have changed for the working women. I really enjoyed that it was based in a chocolate factory and it had such a beautiful ending. This book is so worth a read especially to get you in the mood for Christmas - and a tin of quality street!

i so loved this story reenie is quite a caracter who is very clever gets a seasonal job at mackintosh quality street factory. diana is very strong willed and a determined lady two sisters who become very firm friends with reenie and one is very gullible diana has a secret that she wants to keep to hold her family together but there is one very horrible caracter in this book . all is not what it seems and the factory is very interesting so cant wait for second book praise for this author highley recomend this book

Wow what a fantastic story that made me realise how much we take for granted these days.
This story is set in the 1930’s and is based around 4 girls Mary, Bess, Diana and Reenie working in the Mackintoshs factory producing Quality Streets. It amazed me how before new lines and machines were put in place, the chocolates were handmade and hand-wrapped !!
The four girls form such a close friendship and look out for one another.
I got so into this book that I could see the settings , smell the chocolates and feel the cold snowy weather.
This book should come with a warning- will make you crave Quality Streets. I have a tub stored away for Christmas and almost tucked into them every time I read !!
The history of Mackintoshs and how it became Nestle at the end of the book was certainly and added bonus. I do hope that’s not the last we hear from The Quality Street Girls.

I believe this is a debut novel from this author... I can't wait for more of her work as I simply loved this nostalgic and compelling story of a Christmas Treat that was and is still shared and fought over in my home every Christmas... the Triangles are mine and was my dad's favourite... the stories I could tell over the mischief these treats caused!!!

Inspired by the true story of the Quality Street factory and its loyal workers, this is a nostalgic and compelling novel and the perfect Christmas treat.

At sixteen years old, Irene ‘Reenie’ Calder is leaving school with little in the way of qualifications. She is delighted to land a seasonal job at Mackintosh’s Quality Street factory. Reenie feels like a kid let loose in a sweet shop, but trouble seems to follow her around and it isn’t long before she falls foul of the strict rules.

Diana Moore runs the Toffee Penny line and has worked hard to secure her position. Beautiful and smart, the other girls in the factory are in awe of her, but Diana has a dark secret which if exposed, could cost her not only her job at the factory but her reputation as well. When a terrible accident puts supply of Quality Street at risk, Reenie has a chance to prove herself.

The shops are full of Quality Street lovers who have saved up all year for their must-have Christmas treat. Reenie and Diana know that everything rests on them, if they are to give everyone a Christmas to remember…

To say I loved this story is an understatement... you could smell the scents and see the colours due to the really vivid descriptions.
Well written and wonderful characters that you felt like you were joining in on their daily lives.

I would definitely recommend this to everyone as once I started I didn't want to put it down... and in fact didn't!

I look forward to more of this wonderful authors work.

Thank-You Netgalley for my ARC.

I really enjoyed this well written well thought out book. I found it hard to put down. I loved reading about the lives of the people working at the Quality Street factory. Penny really brought their lives to life. It was a tough time for the people at the factory and to see whether Diana's secret would come out and what would happen if it did was captivating. I was really intrigued by the stories of the characters. A great read and I look forward to reading more from this author.

I’m not sure why but this book didn’t grab me from page one. Once I got in to it though wow I couldn’t put it down. It’s a story about the Mackintosh factory in Yorkshire making Quality Street Chocolates. This is set in the 1930’s when Quality street were first made. It follows the lives of some of the factory girls whose lives were quite tough at this time. There are lots of ups and downs as we follow the rollercoaster of their lives. I really loved this book and I hope we have more adventures from the factory soon.

A lovely story about a group of young girls working in the Quality Street factory this book brought back lovely memories of my own christmas treats.I love the charactors and love joining them in their daily lives.Well Worth 5* and i have recommended this book.

I really loved this book. It’s a little bit of nostalgia and a little bit of reality and thoroughly absorbing. Set in And around Mackintosh’s Quality Street factory, a place where all the local girls want to work, we follow the lives of Reenie and Diana.
Reenie has recently turned 16 and has been lucky enough to be taken on a temporary post there and she goes in with loads of enthusiasm and ideas
Diana is a little older and a little wiser and has a secret she guards fiercely.
Parts of the book are really vividly descriptive and you can smell the scents, see the colours and feel the nostalgia! Read it!