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War Story
Sara Hely
Thomas Dunne Books, 2003
Deep World War II romance
Scottish lass Maggie Dunlop works as a nursery maid at Dulcimer Hall when war breaks out in Europe. Maggie and others are evacuated to America where she meets and falls in love with her employer's cousin David Voist, married with children. Because David's eyes and secretly his heart constantly ...
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The Land Girls
Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz
Polygram USA Video, 1999
Touching, Real Story
+ The book is better
+ Beautiful Exmoor scenery, early performance by Ms. Weisz
+ the land girls
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Down Daisy Street
Katie Flynn
Arrow, 2003
Katie Flynn gives readers another great book
"Down Daisy Street" is another great book by English author Katie Flynn. Starting out in 1935 Liverpool, the reader meet Kathy Kelling a young girl who life changes in one day. Meanwhile, in Norfork, Alec Hewitt is also facing many challanges. So war comes to Britian,and they will meet. Katie ...
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Gone to Soldiers
Marge Piercy
Fawcett, 1988
So good, they can't make a movie of it
+ You will read it, if not be thankful for this book
This book has to be read more than once to catch all the nuances....great stories, interesting perspective on "regular" folks of the period (hot socialist divorcee authors? Bisexuality? Cloak and Dagger? Jews -vs-Poles in Detroit)...just great writing. I've found this to be the only one of her ...
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The Restless Spirit (Magna Large Print General Series)
Jessica Blair
Ulverscroft Large Print, 1997
Great War time book.
+ War time memories
I bought "The Restless Spirit" by Jessica Blair due to the fact that I am a fan of war-time book. This was a really great book! Ms. Blair gives her characters a great voice, that keeps the reader wanting to read more. She also show that there is loss as well as joy. This is a must read for any fan ...
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Keep Smiling Through (Street at War)
Lilian Harry
Orion Publishing, 2004
A good book, but a little slow in places
"Keep Smiling Through" is the third book in the Portsmouth series by Lilian Harry. While I did enjoy this book I have admit that it was slow in places and it did have trouble holding my attention. Beside those issues, Ms. Harry did an excellent job by drawing the reading into believing that they ...
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A Girl Called Thursday
Lilian Harry
Orion, 2002
Another Great Book by Lilian Harry!
I discoved Lilian Harry last summer, since that time I have read most of earlier works and I can say that her lastest release "Girl called Thursday" lives up to the author's great standards. Ms. Harry takes the reader back to Portsmounth during the beginning of world war 2 and the tell the story ...
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Kiss the Girls Goodbye (Agfa Handy Guides)
Lillian Harry
Orion, 2002
A powerful image of London in the early days of WW2
Amazingly powerful writing. It took my breath away. The pace and depth of the detail and quality this work shows is fantastic. Normally a sequal does not measure up to the first.However this book overshadows its first by far. The emotive writing that was shown in 'Corner House girls' is carried ...
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THE WIND OFF THE SEA.
Charlotte. Bingham
Bantam, 2003
terrific historical tale
+ Good follow-up book, but not as good as the first book
In 1947 England, the euphoria of the victory remains, but is somewhat muted by an icy winter. The bitter cold could be handled better by women if industry had not set them aside so that the men can gain employment. After all they did on the home front to insure victory; many women resent the loss ...
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Della Dolan
Shelia Jansen
Hodder & Stoughton, 1994
A Great Saga
"Della Dolan" by Shelia Jansen is the type of book that I really love. Its a book that starts in the 1930's and ends the late 1940's and tells the story of a young British woman facing all type of trials that both include her family and friends. This is a second book in series, but it is not ...
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Moonlit Eyes
Emma Blair
Little Brown and Company, 2002
A great book!
Moonlit Eyes by Emma Blair is great book. It is only book set in this era (WW2) that deals the racial differences in England. The book has a nice pace and is able to hold the readers interest. A great book for a fan of Ms. Blair or of the time period.
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The Pathfinder
Margaret Mayhew
Transworld Publishers, 2002
A another good book by Ms. Mayhew!
I have confess that I am a real fan of books that are set durning World War 2. Up to this point, most of the are told from either the British or American point of view. "The Pathfinder" by Margaret Mayhew is great book because its able the love between a German girl and a RAF pilot after the war. ...
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Those in Peril
Margaret Mayhew
Corgi Books, 2003
A Decent book, but not one of Ms. Mayhew better books
"Those in Peril" by Margaret Mayhew tells the story of Louis Duval who after the fall of France to the Nazis decides to leave France for England. After arriving in England Louis comes to stay in the lodgings of Barbara Hillyard a young widow. Louis then enbarkes back to France as an agent for Allan ...
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Goodbye Sweetheart
Lilian Harry
Orion mass market paperback, 1999
Another Great Book by Ms. Harry
"Goodbye Sweetheart" by Lilian Harry is the first book in her Portsmouth series. Ms. Harry tell the story of the working-class families of April Grove in the beginning of World War 2. As always, Ms. Harry tell a great story about war and the effects that it has a on the family. This a great book ...
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Whisper on the Wind
Elizabeth Elgin
Severn House Publishers, 1992
Elizabeth Elgin's Magic Continues
"Whisper on the Wind" by Elizbeth Elgin is a great book that is set during war-time Britian. It tells the story about how a war change the lives of everyone. I really enjoy the fact that Ms. Elgin makes the reader feel like they are part of the action. Truly a great book!
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