Hester: Ship’s Officer by Valerie Baxter
After yesterday's debacle of a book, I decided to treat myself to a known favourite by an author who has managed to include a plot…
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June Grey: Fashion Student by Lorna Lewis
As anyone who knows me can confirm, beauty and fashion don't loom very large in my life. I'd certainly never have considered a career in…
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Jane: Young Author by Valerie Baxter
This is my second go at collecting career novels. As a teenager I had virtually all the Bodley Head Career Novels but I got rid…
Sarah Joins the WRAF by Shirley Darbyshire
Although I was educated pretty much at the end of the runway of, and lived under the flightpath for, RAF Lossiemouth it never occurred to…
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Air Hostess Ann by Pamela Hawken
The first time I flew I was already established in my career. I went on a school trip from Wishaw in post-industrial Lanarkshire to Schweinfurt…
Janet Carr: Journalist by Josephine Kamm
Now journalism is something I might have considered if the careers service my school used had been slightly more interested in my future. I still…
Margaret Becomes a Doctor by Joan Llewelyn Owens
Following on from yesterday's foray into the medical world, today I bring you Margaret Becomes a Doctor. And another profession that it would never have…
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The Sue Barton Series by Helen Dore Boylston
When I first floated the idea of taking a stroll through my collection of career novels, one of my friends put in a request for…
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My Lockdown Books: Four
As a teenager I collected Bodley Head career novels. I had loads; they were easy to find. And then, in one of our moves, I…
Adding to my Collection
Whilst I'm always on the lookout for books to add to my collection, there are times when I'm much more pro-active about it. The last…
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