Daughters of Courage — Margaret Dickinson

A sequel to ''Queen of Saga'' Margaret Dickinson''s bestselling The Buffer GirlsEmily Ryan has gone up in the world since her arrival in Sheffield. Brought there by her mother''s ambitious schemes for her brother, Josh, she had found work as a buffer girl polishing cutlery in the city''s famous trade. With the help of a friend, Nell, Emily eventually set up her own buffing business employing those with whom she had once worked. Emily married Thomas Trippet - ''Trip'' to his friends - and together they plan to build a life together, but when Lucy, Nell''s daughter, disappears it seems that the menace from the past is never very far away. Trip is now a partner with his half-brother in the Trippet family''s cutlery manufacturing business, but their success is threatened by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Can Emily keep their family and friends safe from the shadow of unemployment?