Helpful Score: 2
This is one of the best books I have read so far this year. The writing is excellent! Every time I opened the book I was right there in Chilbury. Kitty and Mrs. Paltry had some lol moments. This is a keeper for me. I will definitely want to re-visit the people of Chilbury again. Looking forward to more from this author. The BBC could make a fantastic series out of this one.
Helpful Score: 1
Loved this book. The story is told through journal entries of very different, but connected, women in a small town in England at the beginning of WW II. If you liked "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" give this book a try!
Helpful Score: 1
Story of various well-drawn characters who form a women's choir during WWII. Interconnected stories of daily life and dramas in the village are told with letters, notes, diaries, etc.
Helpful Score: 1
One of my favorite books that I've read this year (and I've read A LOT)! It's so different from most WWII novels. Just so, so wonderful! I immediately checked out Jennifer Ryan's second novel from the library after reading this one.
Helpful Score: 1
A different take on England during WWII. The women of Chilbury have found their choir devoid of men, as they are all off to the war. The vicar wants to stop the choir altogether, but the women have other plans. This alone is enough of a story, but throw in a baby switch, Nazi bombs and spies, an evacuee, and you have a ripping good yarn.
