Listen free for 30 days

  • Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls

  • The Tobacco Girls, Book 3
  • By: Lizzie Lane
  • Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
  • Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (231 ratings)

Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls cover art

Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls

By: Lizzie Lane
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £18.99

Buy Now for £18.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Tobacco Girls cover art
Wartime Brides cover art
New Neighbours for Coronation Close cover art
Women in War cover art
A Wartime Wife cover art
Her Father's Daughter cover art
The Bomb Girls cover art
A Christmas Wish cover art
The Mersey Mistress cover art
The Girls of Mulberry Lane cover art
Lizzie's Secret cover art
Down Lambeth Way cover art
Third Time Lucky cover art
The Daughters of Ironbridge cover art
Welcome to Weaver Street cover art
Bourbon Creams and Tattered Dreams cover art

Summary

As war rages, everyone has to do their bit....

Bristol 1941.

As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for king and country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers.

As well as coping with the frequent air raids, Maisie is kept on her toes with three new junior employees, one of whom is particularly testing. Bridget’s heart becomes torn between family loyalty and American tobacco tycoon Lyndon O’Neill III, the man she loves.

Meanwhile Phyllis Harvey has joined the WAAF, opting to serve overseas whilst trying to escape her past. Her letters home are upbeat and her friends are initially envious of descriptions of sunshine and blue sea. The truth she hides is that life on the island of Malta is fraught with extreme food shortages, daily air raids and the fear that tomorrow might never come.

The future appears far less certain as the reality of war bites into the Tobacco Girls’ lives.

©2021 Lizzie Lane (P)2021 Boldwood Books

What listeners say about Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    157
  • 4 Stars
    46
  • 3 Stars
    21
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    4
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    132
  • 4 Stars
    32
  • 3 Stars
    21
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    16
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    157
  • 4 Stars
    36
  • 3 Stars
    11
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Why?

Oh dear why did you change the Narrator? I will still follow the lives of our three girls because I love the story and Lizzie Lane’s writing. She manages to evoke the period and the people. But the narrator is very grating and it’s hard to get past this.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Narrated badly

All characters sound like they are over 50 which doesn’t work as most of them are much younger

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Awful narrator, bring back Ann Dover, PLEASE!

Story great, narrator is awful, characters seem old and Linden stupid. Really wish there was continuity

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Performance awful

The great story but the only reason I listened to the end was the knowledge that the next book would be read by the original narrator.
The ‘accents’ of Penelope Freeman were both patronising and embarrassing it’s spoilt the overall experience.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I am still hooked

I love these stories so am about to download the next. Haven't put the TV on for a few days, to busy listening to the Tobacco Girls on my mobile

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable story, terrible narration

Have listened to the first 4 books in this series. Really feel like I know the characters and enjoy hearing them develop and their own storylines.
Unfortunately this is my least favourite in the series. Too much going back over what has happened previously in the other books and this time narrator is terrible. Accents are awful and off putting. Girls sound like old ladies and the American and Australian accents are comedic.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Let down by the narrator

Good story, enjoyed the continuity of the girls, would say there was too much time spent going over what happened in books 1&2. Felt like we could have heard more about Phillis though.
BUT the narrator was horrendous, she made the women sound old and dumb although they are all young! Shame as it lets down the whole book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fab

Loved the narrators voice and character voices. Excellent story. Was even listening while driving. Highly recommended

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great 3rd Book BUT!

Really enjoying these books but unfortunately nearly gave up on this a few times due to the terrible narration !!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Narration ruined it for me ,

Agree with other reviewer, narrater , made all the young girls sound like my gran , i think all books in a series should allways be same person telling them , as it just spoils it , and they arent cheap

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Amazon Customer
  • Amazon Customer
  • 06-02-23

Terrific series!

Love the story, love the narrator. Definitely suggest reading. I am really getting interested in historical nonfiction

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Amazon Customer
  • Amazon Customer
  • 06-01-23

Enjoyable read!

Solid story that keeps you engaged and ready for the next book. Wonderful book series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for TMc
  • TMc
  • 15-11-22

Delightful story

This is a great series! Excellent narration. Can’t wait to listen to the next chapter in the girls lives.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Daniele Denoncourt
  • Daniele Denoncourt
  • 23-09-22

Well done

This book series is fantastic!!!
The narrator is fantastic!!!!
I don't know how she does so many voices!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

adbl_uk_web_target_buy_box_sale_test