The Docklands Girls (26 page)
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Authors: June Tate
During those years she’d made friends with two other women who had all overcome their own problems and they’d all survived: Hildy with her scheming mother was now happily married in America with her family and Cora, her dearest friend, orphaned during the war, having to manage alone, was now happy with Simon and their son – and herself, with Tom, a man she adored and their child. Three strong women who’d overcome so much in their own way. It had been quite a journey and they’d all survived and triumphed.
Looking at her husband and child, she knew that the future ahead wouldn’t be without its problems, but she’d never have to face them alone ever again. She would teach her daughter the difference between right and wrong, to be strong, give her the confidence to stand up to whatever she had to face but with the knowledge that she had parents who would stand by her always because they loved her. That was really all that anyone needed in this world – to be loved. After that you can overcome anything. She should know, she’d been there and survived. Her daughter would never ever have that struggle, she’d make sure of it, and she had vowed that the first moment she looked at her. Now she could relax and be a mother in the true sense of the word and it was her greatest achievement yet. The future was bright.
With thanks to my editor, Sophie Robinson and the lovely staff at Allison & Busby.
As always, my love to my daughters, Beverley and Maxine.
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June Tate was born in Southampton to a seafaring family before the Second World War. She trained as a hairdresser and spent several years working on cruise ships including the
Queen Mary
and then the
Mauretania
, meeting Hollywood actors and VIPs on her travels. After her marriage she lived in Sussex and Hampshire before moving to Estoril in Portugal. Now a widow, she has returned to Sussex and has two adult daughters. She was the chair of the West Sussex Writers for three years and has held writing courses in Italy, Greece and Winchester University.
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First published in 2016.
This ebook edition first published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby in 2016.
Copyright © 2016 by J
UNE
T
ATE
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ISBN 978-0-7490-2056-9
