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The Poppy Girls
  • Published: 23 November 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405958707
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $22.99
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The Poppy Girls

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A brand new saga from Kirsty Dougal - as the Battle of Britain rages on, can the girls of the Poppy Estate Factory put aside their differences for the common good?

Richmond, Surrey, 1940. Overhead, the Battle of Britain rages. Below, at the Poppy Factory, disabled WWI veterans assemble remembrance wreaths while working on a secret wartime project.

Meanwhile, on the estate where they live, three of their daughters are coming of age.

Studious Carrie wants nothing to do with war and is intent on going to university. Sarah, the daughter of a war hero, is desperate to get involved on the home front, while newcomer Mabel keeps herself to herself.

These young women have nothing in common, but as the Blitz begins, everyone within the estate must do their bit, and they are thrown together in ways they couldn’t ever have imagined.

Can the Poppy Girls put aside their differences for the greater good?

  • Published: 23 November 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405958707
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $22.99
Categories:

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Praise for The Poppy Girls

Praise for Kirsty Dougal

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This superbly plotted saga has all the ingredients of a heartwarming and engrossing read

Maisie Thomas, author of <i>Christmas with the Railway Girls</i>

I was hooked from the start. The meticulous period detail and true-to-life characters had me immersed in the action, and I didn’t want the story to end. A joy to read

Vicki Beeby

A wonderful wartime family saga not to be put down

Reader Review *****

Vivid descriptions and a resourceful heroine, together with one of Kirsty Dougal's trademark deftly written plots, all add up to a real page-turner that will draw readers in from the first page

Maisie Thomas, bestselling author of <i>The Railway Girls</i>

A remarkable page-turner of friendship, community and pulling together in tough times. Dougal’s characters are a pleasure to know – it’s almost as though you’re at the Poppy Factory!

Claire Dyer

A wonderfully poignant and emotionally gripping coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of home front Britain. With multi-layered, relatable characters, family, friendship and the Poppy Factory community, it's filled to the brim with resilience and wartime spirit. A sure-to-be treasured read for saga and women's historical fiction fans

Rose Warner, author of <i>The Teacher Evacuees</i>