Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire — 1939. The smell of fresh bread drifts from Lockwood’s Bakery while Europe holds its breath. For Doris Whittaker, the shop girl behind the counter, life is measured in flour dust and small hopes: a dance card, a smile, a dream that the world might finally see her.
But war is coming. Friends are called away, rumours spread, and the laughter of the St George’s Ball fades into the cold silence of Paddock House Convent. From the warmth of the bakery to the frozen mud of France, Doris and the men who loved her are pulled into lives shaped by loyalty, longing, and loss.
Told with compassion, dark humour, and the quiet poetry of everyday people, Mind the Trams is a haunting story of love in the face of ruin — a reminder that even in silence, kindness can endure.
For readers who loved The Nightingale, Someone at a Distance, and The English Patient.
