The Forgotten Girls : Bookouture : 9781838881283 : 13 Feb 2020 : Elaine was typing out letters from POWs and reminding herself that she would not cry. Poor Sam in Burma doubted whether he would ever see his children again. 'Tell them they mean the world to me.' Come on, Sam. Elaine wanted to reach out into the letter, hold his hand. Hang in there. If only he knew that she was half a world away, reading, listening... London, 1943. German bombs rain down on London, but Elaine Parker knows her job transcribing letters from far-away prisoners of war is more important than her own safety. As she pores over each tearful letter from a soldier to his family far away, she's not only making sure the notes reach their destinations, but also looking for secret messages hidden between the lines to help the allies win the war. At home, Elaine's life isn't so simple. What the other clerical girls don't know is that Elaine's family isn't respectable, and with her parents long dead, it's up to Elaine