FIONA FORD
Agent: Kate Burke
Assistant: Sian Ellis-Martin
Biography: Fiona Ford is an experienced freelance journalist and prolific novelist. She has written for weekly women’s magazines for the past fifteen years and is the author of six novels – two under the penname Fiona Harrison, A PUG LIKE PERCY and A PUPPY CALLED HUGO (HQ, 2017), two WW2 sagas for Orion (THE SPARK GIRL and A WARTIME PROMISE) and a series set during the Second World War, the first of which, CHRISTMAS AT LIBERTY’S (Penguin Random House), was a bestseller in 2018.
The most recent book in Fiona’s new historical series, HOPE FOR THE GOOD TIME GIRLS, was published by Embla Books in May 2023.
HOPE FOR THE GOOD TIME GIRLS
Fiction, Embla Books, May 2023
London, June 1942. The bombs are falling, the music plays on, but can the Good Time Girls keep dancing?
Everything has finally fallen into place for Renee. So when vicar Roger asks her to support a new dance hall, it should be a great way to give back to the community. Except Renee has a terrible secret she is holding onto. One that Roger can never know about...
Nancy will keep Renee's secret. But she's got her own problems: handsome GI Jack has turned her head, and the American soldiers are causing a stir.
Temperance has made a new friend - but now that she has someone who can understand the challenges she faces, will her relationship with Archie survive?
All Violet wants is to spend every minute with her precious baby Eamon. But with her sweetheart dead and cruel gossips making life a misery for her and her mixed-race son, will she be able to weather the hostility she's forced to face every day?
Things have never been so tough for the Good Time Girls, but they'll get through it as long as they have each other...
THE GOOD TIME GIRLS AT CHRISTMAS Fiction, 352 pages, Embla, 2022
London, December 1940
It's Christmas for the Good Time Girls and whilst London tries to inject some sparkle into the wartime rubble, the women of the Hammersmith Palais aren't looking forward to the festive season.
Nancy continues her battle to keep control of the Palais, as Ronnie and his thugs appear at every turn, determined to take what he lost back. Can she dig deep and draw on all of her strength to keep everyone safe, even if it means sacrificing herself?
Betty and Violet have secrets of their own. Secrets which would cause certain ruin if they were discovered. With Ronnie's presence always looming, the girls are constantly looking over their shoulders.
The women of the Palais must continue to fight for their lives, and their freedom, as World War Two continues around them.
This Christmas might not be merry and jolly, but the Good Time Girls will once again take to the stage and ensure the show goes on.
THE GOOD TIME GIRLS AT WAR
Saga, 416 pages, Embla Books, 2022
World War Two casts a dark shadow over the Hammersmith Palais de Danse, but the show must go on...
April 1940. Violet Millington, is ready to rediscover the joy of living. As she waltzes into the palais, to begin her new life of boosting morale in war swept London, she must leave her family's sorrow behind her. But soon Violet discovers she's not the only one with something they're running from.
Violet quickly befriends gutsy American Nancy, the diamond of the dance hall, flame-haired Renee with her enviable foxtrot, and Temperance, who must overcome her bullies to achieve her dreams.
In the face of the Blitz, news of a Palais dance competition keeps the foursome's spirits up. But as the contest draws near, a devastating chain of events is set in motion with life-changing consequences.
As the Good Time Girls face the music, can the ties of friendship, love and loyalty ensure they survive?
WARTIME AT LIBERTY’S
Saga, 368 pages, Arrow, 2020
London, 1942
Flo Canning’s heart is beyond repair following the news that she has been dreading since the outbreak of war. As Flo throws herself into the role of fabric manager at Liberty’s, old and new friends alike help pull her from a whirl of despair.
Between work and home life there’s plenty to keep Flo occupied. Not least new deputy store manager, Henry Masters, whose arrival has consequences that Flo and her workmates could never have foreseen.
But there is more tragedy still to come, and Flo and her friends will need each other more than ever if they are to survive the uncertainty ahead.