Your chance to win copies of Shipyard Girls author's new book before it hits the shelves

A Daughter’s Love is released on Thursday, January 29 and we’ve teamed up with author Nancy Revell to give away six signed copies to Echo readers - before the book hits the shelves.

The book is the third and final instalment in The Cuthford Manor series, which is a spin-off of the hugely-popular The Shipyard Girls series and charts the life of one of the women welders after the end of WW2.

Speaking about her inspiration for the series, Nancy, real name Amanda Revell Walton, said: “As an author, whenever a new book is published, I’m often asked where my inspiration comes from.

“Sometimes that inspiration will have come about after researching what was happening at that particular time in history – like with The Cuthford Manor trilogy, the idea came to me after reading about the demise of many of the country’s stately homes post war.

“The series, The Shipyard Girls, which ran to twelve books, was inspired when I chanced upon a lone article about the forgotten women of WW2 who swapped their high heeled shoes for hobnailed boots, their pinnies for overalls, and went to work building ships. I passionately wanted to bring these incredible women to life.

“Without fail, though, every novel I pen is motivated and inspired by what makes my characters tick – what drives them, what causes them to behave the way they do, what makes them the people they’ve become, and how events which happen to them during the course of their lives changes them.”

The final installment in the trilogy is set in County Durham in 1953 and tells the story of Lucy who is overwhelmed by grief after the death of her estranged mother. Newly pregnant, she attempts to reconcile with her widowed father.

On the day of publication, Thursday, January 29, Nancy will be hosting a book signing of A Daughter’s Love at Waterstones, The Bridges, from 11am to 1pm.

Nancy said: “This might be the last signing for a while, so if people want to bring any other books they want signing from either the Cuthford Manor trilogy or The Shipyard Girls series, then please do!”

WIN

To be in with a chance of winning one of six signed copies of A Daughter’s Love, answer this question: what is the name of the sculpture on St Peter’s Riverside which honours The Shipyard Girls?

A:: Molly

B:: Mary

C:: Margaret

Email your answer, along with your name and address, to [email protected] by 9am on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

The winners’ will be notified by email and their prizes will be posted out to them.