The Tobacco Girls Books in Order

War brings separation and uncertainty to three Bristol tobacco workers in 1940. Bridget faces family upheaval, Maisie loses her refuge from danger, and Phyllis struggles through tragedy as their friendship becomes more important than ever.

Maisie and Bridget volunteer as ambulance drivers while Bristol endures air raids, and Phyllis serves overseas with the WAAF. Behind reassuring letters from Malta lie shortages and danger, testing the friends' hopes and loyalties.

Young Maisie starts work at a Bristol tobacco factory and befriends Phyllis and Bridget, each hiding worries behind a cheerful exterior. As war approaches, romance, family secrets and difficult choices threaten their growing friendship.

Bridget balances nursing, family obligations and love, while Phyllis encounters the casualties of war in Malta. Back in Bristol, Maisie faces bereavement and new responsibilities as all three friends search for hope amid uncertainty.

As D-Day brings hope, Carole considers giving up her baby, Phyllis prepares to marry in Malta, and Bridget nurses wounded soldiers. Their dreams of peace remain shadowed by the personal costs and continuing dangers of war.

Victory in Europe leaves the tobacco workers facing uncertain futures. Maisie hopes for Sid's return and a child's security, Bridget struggles over joining her husband in America, and Phyllis must reconsider plans for a new life abroad.