Liverpool, 1945. Three women, firm friends, return home from the war and try to fit back into their old lives. They've been thrown together by the war, and have shared all sorts of good and bad times. Now their old lives seem dull in comparison. But not for long...
The younger women, Maggie and Nell, are both twenty-one and are full of hope and excitement. Iris, on the other hand, is feeling apprehensive about returning to civilian life. At the age of thirty, her only wish in life is to have a baby.
When one of the women falls pregnant it sets in motion a dramatic sequence of events so far-reaching that the three friends' lives will become more intricately interwoven than they could ever have imagined.
I enjoyed this, it's a very good story.
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Polly x
Life after the war was very challenging for so many. This sounds good, Polly.
ReplyDeleteIt was, so many peopled had difficulty adjusting to civilian life again.
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DeleteThis one sounds very good. Thanks for the recommendation, Polly.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Jeanie
DeleteIt makes total sense that those women would feel that civilian life is dull after the intensity of the war—that period of transition must have been so challenging. It's really interesting how the differing hopes of the three women, especially Iris at thirty wishing for a baby, create that central tension. And of course, the pregnancy changing everything is the perfect setup for a juicy, interwoven drama. I'm glad you enjoyed it. www.melodyjacob.com
ReplyDeleteThank you Melody
DeleteWonderful. It's so nice to have read a book that was enjoyed. So calming to read.
ReplyDeleteIt is Ivy. The one I'm currently reading is hard work, I might give up on it☹
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