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Dreams Come True at the Wartime Hotel by Maisie Thomas #Review

  Manchester, 1943. I am delighted to feature another in the WW2 saga by Maisie Thomas. Dreams Come True at the Wartime Hotel  was published on March 29th by Boldwood Books .    Kitty’s new venture, hosting wedding receptions at Dunbar’s Hotel, has got off to a flying start, and she’s looking to the future. With the tide of the war turning and victory on the distant horizon, Kitty is keen to keep her independence once the men come home. But will her spendthrift husband Bill agree to a divorce – and to letting her keep the business? Beatrice’s work in welfare is hugely rewarding, and she loves the children’s clubs she runs at Dunbar’s. But when a spate of thefts breaks out locally, the police become involved. Could the children be to blame, or can Beatrice help discover the true culprits? Former hotel maid Lily knows she still loves her estranged husband, Daniel. But can there be any chance of a reconciliation, when he discovers she is pregnant with another ma...
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A Wartime Reunion at Goodwill Houseby Fenella J Miller #Review

 

We are going back to the Home Front im 1940 for today's novel. A Wartime Reunion at Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller was published by Boldwood Books on March 1st.


September 1940

With harvest approaching, land girl Daphne is busier than ever as she ploughs the fields and tends to the animals with her friends Sal and Charlie. All three girls enjoy the relative peace of Goodwill House…but war is never far away.

When a German plane crash lands in the grounds of Goodwill House, everyone is shocked, especially when the two German pilots are declared missing. Where could they be hiding?

Tensions are high, and Daphne is dealt yet another shock, when she meets Corporal Robert Andrews – the man she was once engaged to marry! Goodwill House is the last place she expected to be reunited with Bob and although he looks dashing in his uniform, Daphne doesn’t think she can ever forgive him for breaking her heart.

With the war getting closer every day, can these two to finally be reunited for good or will their love be forever lost...?


My Thoughts

In this novel, we are taken into the heart of the community as the Land Girls discover an independence of spirit and friendships to sustain them during this difficult time. Life in the rural village is difficult for the farmers and landowners who are working to keep the food chain moving. 

    We follow the lives of women from different classes and see how their roles give them a sense of independence and the desire to be in charge of their own lives without relying on a man. Attitudes to marriage are changing somewhat and not all are prepared to put up with mistreatment by a father or partner. Against the backdrop of life on the Home Front, there is a gentle romance and the unraveling of a mystery or two around identity. We see different women not willing to accept versions of events but proactive in finding out the truth. There are plenty of characters in the story to add variety and the period detail helps to bring the era alive.

In short : separations and reunions, friendships and romance


 

About the Author

Fenella J. Miller is the bestselling writer of over eighteen historical sagas. She also has a passion for Regency romantic adventures and has published over fifty to great acclaim. Her father was a Yorkshireman and her mother the daughter of a Rajah. She lives in a small village in Essex with her British Shorthair cat.

 

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 Book link: Amazon UK

Thanks to Fenella J Miller, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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