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""Over the course of a year the book follows a group of women who are married to members of 2 Royal Welsh battalion. Witty, insightful and moving and Kitty sets out to discover the stories of the women behind the frontline. The mum s who carry on bringing up their children whilst their husbands are thousands of miles away, and the fiances who plan their weddings without the help/interference of their betrothed. As Kitty traces her own journey from Army ingenue to fully-fledged Captain s wife she introduces us to an incredible world that unlike the military front line is on all of our doorsteps. It is both a celebration of the unsung heroes of our current conflicts and an insight into a community that s as strong as it is unique.""

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""How touching to hear the inside stories of the ones they left behind - Kitty Dimbleby's poignant book captures the love and heartbreak of Army wives threaded through with courage and enormous humour - wonderful."" Joanna Lumley ""Kitty Dimbleby's story of the women who love and live with the soldiers of The 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh opens our eyes to just what they think, feel and go through in their daily lives. The Daffodil Girls show as much patriotism, courage and public service as the soldiers themselves. Through Kitty's eyes we are reminded just how much we owe to our service families for their sacrifice and commitment to our country and the British people. These women are the heroines who cherish their heroes."" Sarah Brown, President, PiggyBankKids children's charity and wife of Gordon Brown MP, Former British Prime Minister ""This is a timely and charmingly told account of the lives of the ""force behind the forces"" - the families of those brave soldiers who are risking lives and limbs on the front line. There are heroes at home and abroad as Kitty Dimbleby convincingly argues."" Chris Patten ""This is a moving tribute to the wives and families who are left behind when Britain's soldiers go out to fight- the story of their courage in the face of separation, loneliness and fear for those they love. Kitty Dimbleby's message is that war breeds more than one kind of hero worthy of our admiration and support."" Max Hastings ""I absolutely loved Kitty Dimbleby's inspirational book Daffodil Girls. Eminently readable, full of charm, humour, wisdom and compassion, it vividly and authentically depicts the day to day lives of a group of today's army wives, and how they cope with the often unimaginable strain of maintaining a stable lives for their families and themselves as their husbands deploy to the frontline. These ""Daffodil Girls"", and scores of other army wives like them, are indeed amongst the unsung heroines of our times; and we as a nation owe not just their husbands, but these women too, an enormous debt of gratitude for all they achieve. Thank you so much for this book Kitty - I can not recommend it more highly to Service and civilian readers alike - It's a real gem!"" Lady Pippa Dannatt, wife of General Richard Dannatt

How touching to hear the inside stories of the ones they left behind - Kitty Dimbleby's poignant book captures the love and heartbreak of Army wives threaded through with courage and enormous humour - wonderful. Joanna Lumley Kitty Dimbleby's story of the women who love and live with the soldiers of The 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh opens our eyes to just what they think, feel and go through in their daily lives. The Daffodil Girls show as much patriotism, courage and public service as the soldiers themselves. Through Kitty's eyes we are reminded just how much we owe to our service families for their sacrifice and commitment to our country and the British people. These women are the heroines who cherish their heroes. Sarah Brown, President, PiggyBankKids children's charity and wife of Gordon Brown MP, Former British Prime Minister This is a timely and charmingly told account of the lives of the force behind the forces - the families of those brave soldiers who are risking lives and limbs on the front line. There are heroes at home and abroad as Kitty Dimbleby convincingly argues. Chris Patten This is a moving tribute to the wives and families who are left behind when Britain's soldiers go out to fight- the story of their courage in the face of separation, loneliness and fear for those they love. Kitty Dimbleby's message is that war breeds more than one kind of hero worthy of our admiration and support. Max Hastings I absolutely loved Kitty Dimbleby's inspirational book Daffodil Girls. Eminently readable, full of charm, humour, wisdom and compassion, it vividly and authentically depicts the day to day lives of a group of today's army wives, and how they cope with the often unimaginable strain of maintaining a stable lives for their families and themselves as their husbands deploy to the frontline. These Daffodil Girls , and scores of other army wives like them, are indeed amongst the unsung heroines of our times; and we as a nation owe not just their husbands, but these women too, an enormous debt of gratitude for all they achieve. Thank you so much for this book Kitty - I can not recommend it more highly to Service and civilian readers alike - It's a real gem! Lady Pippa Dannatt, wife of General Richard Dannatt

"""How touching to hear the inside stories of the ones they left behind - Kitty Dimbleby's poignant book captures the love and heartbreak of Army wives threaded through with courage and enormous humour - wonderful."" Joanna Lumley ""Kitty Dimbleby's story of the women who love and live with the soldiers of The 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh opens our eyes to just what they think, feel and go through in their daily lives. The Daffodil Girls show as much patriotism, courage and public service as the soldiers themselves. Through Kitty's eyes we are reminded just how much we owe to our service families for their sacrifice and commitment to our country and the British people. These women are the heroines who cherish their heroes."" Sarah Brown, President, PiggyBankKids children's charity and wife of Gordon Brown MP, Former British Prime Minister ""This is a timely and charmingly told account of the lives of the ""force behind the forces"" - the families of those brave soldiers who are risking lives and limbs on the front line. There are heroes at home and abroad as Kitty Dimbleby convincingly argues."" Chris Patten ""This is a moving tribute to the wives and families who are left behind when Britain's soldiers go out to fight- the story of their courage in the face of separation, loneliness and fear for those they love. Kitty Dimbleby's message is that war breeds more than one kind of hero worthy of our admiration and support."" Max Hastings ""I absolutely loved Kitty Dimbleby's inspirational book Daffodil Girls. Eminently readable, full of charm, humour, wisdom and compassion, it vividly and authentically depicts the day to day lives of a group of today's army wives, and how they cope with the often unimaginable strain of maintaining a stable lives for their families and themselves as their husbands deploy to the frontline. These ""Daffodil Girls"", and scores of other army wives like them, are indeed amongst the unsung heroines of our times; and we as a nation owe not just their husbands, but these women too, an enormous debt of gratitude for all they achieve. Thank you so much for this book Kitty - I can not recommend it more highly to Service and civilian readers alike - It's a real gem!"" Lady Pippa Dannatt, wife of General Richard Dannatt"

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"" itty Dimbleby, 31, has been working as a journalist for 10 years, writing for the Evening Standard, Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. She has also contributed articles to The Times, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan and Metro. In 2007, she reported from Iraq and visited Basra Palace, the former British Army base where she came under heavy mortar fire. In 2008 Kitty followed that particular field assignment with a visit to Afghanistan. itty is passionately involved with the charity Help for Heroes - working for the past year as part of their media team and editing the charity's quarterly magazine, Heroes. She is married to a captain in the Kings Royal Hussars. They live in the army garrison town of Tidworth, Wiltshire. The 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh is an armoured infantry battalion based in Tidworth, Wiltshire.""

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