Secrets at the Dover Cafe

Author/Guide: Ginny Bell

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1942: The war is closing in on every shore.

ISBN: 978-1785129100
Genre: Historical, Sagas

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The war is closing in on every shore, and when Marge Atkinson is assigned to an elite group of Wrens, chosen to teach war games to naval officers, it seems like the perfect distraction from her heartbreak over Rodney Castle. Until she discovers who her new commanding officer is. Years ago, Captain Thomas Bennett destroyed her family, and now she vows to get her revenge – no matter the consequences.

Meanwhile, at Castle’s Café, Nellie is trapped in a dangerous bargain. Allowing Lou Carter to stash black-market contraband in her café basement seemed harmless enough at the time. But when a sinister man arrives, threatening her family and demanding she store some mysterious boxes, she has no choice but to agree. Because if she doesn’t, her grandchildren could pay the price . . .

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The author says:

“Castle’s Cafe was inspired by a bakery and restaurant called Igglesden and Graves that sat on the corner of Market Square and Castle Street, and was a favourite haunt for many servicemen and women. She figured that the place must have needed a strong person to run it: someone who didn’t buckle under pressure and who kept going no matter how difficult life became. And so Nellie Castle was born. And she has been bossing Ginny around ever since.

Interestingly, that corner of Market Square is currently occupied by a cafe called the Market Square Kitchen, so that little part of the town has a long history of welcoming and feeding the people of Dover. If you’re ever down that way, you should pop in and say hello.”