The first in a set of three and this book is so good that I can't wait for the next two, Set in WW1 we see three girls who are working in a toffee factory and what happens in their lives as we progress through the book.. 5 stars and keep your eyes open for the next two books.

Thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for this ARC

The Toffee Factory Girls by Glenda Young.

Any book written by this author is a winner and this one is no different. A real page turner , and a great way to while away a few hours.
In 1915 three women start work at a toffee factory in the market town of Chester-le-Street, Durham.

Anne works for the enigmatic owner Mr Jack. She is highly efficient and whips Mr Jack's disorganised office - and Mr Jack himself - into shape. However, behind her business-like façade, Anne hides a heart-breaking secret.

Elsie is feisty, fun and enjoys a good time. However, her gadabout ways get her into trouble when she falls for the wrong man in the sugar-boiling room.

And there's dependable Hetty, who's set to marry her boyfriend when he returns from the war. But when Hetty is sent on an errand by the toffee factory boss, her life changes in ways she could never imagine and a whole new world opens up.

Living near Chester-le-Street and knowing many of the places added to my enjoyment of the book. It made me look into the history of the town and read about the Dainty Dinah factory.

Parts of this story I enjoyed, parts not so much. At times I felt like I knew the girls then at other times I wanted to give a shake and they infuriated me.

The start of what should be an enjoyable series.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers and author for allowing me to read and review an Arc copy.

A great book by Glenda Young about the Toffee Factory Girls. Makes a reader think how different things were in the early 1900's. Looking forward to next thankyou for advanced copy.

Another great read by Glenda Young, the toffee factory girls based on 3 young girls working at the factory during ww1, a great first book and looking forward to the next.

I'd never read anything by Glenda Young before reading The Toffee Factory Girls but I'll certainly be looking out for her books now. I loved this story and can't wait to read the next in the series! The characters were engaging and I feel there's a lot more to learn about them - which is always exciting as a reader.
I am a fan of books set in the period of the 2 World Wars and this one, being set in the midst of WWI didn't disappoint.

Historical drama set in and around a toffee factory at the start of World War One. Some interesting characters which I look forward to seeing develop in the next book.

Set in WW1 the Toffee Factory Girls follows the lives of 3 girls who work at a toffee factory in Chester-Le-Street, County Durham. Anne works in Mr Jack's office and Hetty and Elsie in the wrapping room. Together they forge a strong friendship as they help each other through the challenges of life and the secrets of their past.

Whilst it took me a while to get into it, I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Really enjoyed this bookwill be nice to see were the 3 girls end up after the war so hopefully theres a follow on book definately 5 stars x

Great start to a fantastic trilogy with strong women's characters and a interesting storyline.
Jack's Toffee factory sells the best selling toffee in the country, with England going to war women are being employed to cover the jobs that men previously held.

Ann Wright is Mr Jack's secretary with a huge secret that must not come out.
Elsie Cooper is fiesty, flirty character who works in the wrapping room, and Hetty Lawson also works in the wrapping room, who has to pay the bills and debts to cover her family.

The story includes strong bonds formed in life's adversities with a great setting for the future stories.

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Fantastic first book in the factory girls trilogy.
This book centres around a toffee factory in the First World War. Anne, Hettie and Elsie. This follows their ups and downs and the difficulties coping with the war. Hettie is trying to manage on her wage to do it all as her mum can’t work and her younger brother just wants to be involved with the local thieves and gangsters. Elsie has a difficult home life but thinks she’s struck gold when she finds a nice young man or is he? Ann has secrets of their own and then Mr Jack starts to confide in her and she carry’s his secrets as well..
Very well written and looking forward to the next book.

What an opener for a new series!
Three young women get more out of their work at “Jacks” Toffee Factory, they get strong friendships.
There is strong, dependable Ann Wright who works as secretary for owner mr Jack, Elsie Cooper who can wrap toffees faster than most and Hetty Lawson who is shy but not timid.

I thought Mrs Fortune and Hilda Lawson were so well described, you could just picture them both. I liked the gardening references.
Elisabethville sounded like an interesting place. I did wonder which toffee factory was referred to in Scotland?

I look forward to the next one.

Firstly thank you Netgalley for this ARC

Omg what can I say brilliant family saga

Love the story about my favourite sweets and the girls who work in the factory

Brilliant start to a new series