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Canary Girls
Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Timesbestselling novelist Jennifer Chiaverini’s lively and illuminating novel about the “munitionettes” who built bombs in Britain’s arsenals during World War I, risking their lives for the war effort and discovering camaraderie and courage on the soccer pitch.

Early in the Great War, men left Britain’s factories in droves to enlist. Struggling to keep up production, arsenals hired women to build the weapons the military urgently needed. “Be the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun,” the recruitment posters beckoned.

Thousands of women—cooks, maids, shopgirls, and housewives—answered their nation’s call. These “munitionettes” worked grueling shifts often seven days a week, handling TNT and other explosives with little protective gear.

Among them is nineteen-year-old former housemaid April Tipton. Impressed by her friend Marjorie’s descriptions of higher wages, plentiful meals, and comfortable lodgings, she takes a job at Thornshire Arsenal near London, filling shells in the Danger Building—difficult, dangerous, and absolutely essential work.

Joining them is Lucy Dempsey, wife of Daniel Dempsey, Olympic gold medalist and star forward of Tottenham Hotspur. With Daniel away serving in the Footballers’ Battalion, Lucy resolves to do her bit to hasten the end of the war. When her coworkers learn she is a footballer’s wife, they invite her to join the arsenal ladies’ football club, the Thornshire Canaries.

The Canaries soon acquire an unexpected fan in the boss’s wife, Helen Purcell, who is deeply troubled by reports that Danger Building workers suffer from serious, unexplained illnesses. One common symptom, the lurid yellow hue of their skin, earns them the nickname “canary girls.” Suspecting a connection between the canary girls’ maladies and the chemicals they handle, Helen joins the arsenal administration as their staunchest, though often unappreciated, advocate.

The football pitch is the one place where class distinctions and fears for their men fall away. As the war grinds on and tragedy takes its toll, the Canary Girls persist despite the dangers, proud to serve, determined to outlive the war and rejoice in victory and peace.
The Museum of Lost Quilts

The Museum of Lost Quilts

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Museum of Lost Quilts

The Museum of Lost Quilts

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Museum of Lost Quilts

The Museum of Lost Quilts

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Canary Girls

Canary Girls

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Switchboard Soldiers

Switchboard Soldiers

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Switchboard Soldiers

Switchboard Soldiers

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Women's March

The Women's March

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Women's March

The Women's March

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters

Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters

Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Christmas Boutique

The Christmas Boutique

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Christmas Boutique

The Christmas Boutique

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Resistance Women

Resistance Women

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Resistance Women

Resistance Women

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Round Robin

Round Robin

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Round Robin

Round Robin

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Runaway Quilt

The Runaway Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Quilter's Apprentice

The Quilter's Apprentice

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Quilter's Apprentice

The Quilter's Apprentice

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Runaway Quilt

The Runaway Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Circle of Quilters

Circle of Quilters

Jennifer Chiaverini

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Circle of Quilters

Circle of Quilters

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Aloha Quilt

The Aloha Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Aloha Quilt

The Aloha Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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A Quilter's Holiday

A Quilter's Holiday

Jennifer Chiaverini

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A Quilter's Holiday

A Quilter's Holiday

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Lost Quilter

The Lost Quilter

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Quilter's Kitchen

The Quilter's Kitchen

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Quilter's Kitchen

The Quilter's Kitchen

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Winding Ways Quilt

The Winding Ways Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The New Year's Quilt

The New Year's Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Sugar Camp Quilt

The Sugar Camp Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Sugar Camp Quilt

The Sugar Camp Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Quilter's Legacy

The Quilter's Legacy

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Christmas Quilt

The Christmas Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Christmas Quilt

The Christmas Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Master Quilter

The Master Quilter

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Quilter's Legacy

The Quilter's Legacy

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Master Quilter

The Master Quilter

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Quilter's Homecoming

The Quilter's Homecoming

Jennifer Chiaverini

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The Cross-Country Quilters

The Cross-Country Quilters

Jennifer Chiaverini

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