The sweethearts
By: by Lynn Russell & Neil Hanson
Contributors: Hanson, Neil, author
Edition: [Large print edition].
Publisher: Magna Large Print Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Long Preston, North Yorkshire, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780750538572
Subjects: Rowntree (Firm); Women in the chocolate industry; Chocolate industry; Anecdotes; Social conditions; Large type books; History
Description: "From the 1930s through to the 1980s, as Britain endured war, depression, hardship and strikes, the women at the Rowntree's factory in York kept the chocolates coming. This is the true story of The Sweethearts - the women who roasted the cocoa beans, piped the icing and packed the boxes that became gifts for lovers, snacks for workers and treats for children across the country. More often than not, their working days provided welcome relief from bad husbands and bad housing, a community where they could find new confidence, friendship and when the supervisor wasn't looking, the occasional chocolate." --Publisher description.
Notes: Standard print edition originally published: London : HarperCollins, 2013.