Here we are with the finale in the historical fiction series by Fenella J Miller, Goodwill House: A Christmas Baby at Goodwill House. It was published by Boldwood Books on August 31st.
July 194
As the war grinds on, Lady Joanna Harcourt knows that her
time at Goodwill House is drawing to close. A new chapter awaits, one that she
never expected to happen to her – she is going to be a wife and mother again!
Excited with their new arrival and with her beloved Flying
Officer John Sergeant back in her life, Joanna hopes that even though war
clouds gather, love will prevail, and the future will look brighter than ever
for the Harcourt family.
John has just one last mission to complete, before they can
be together. But even though John is an experienced and competent pilot, the
threat of the enemy is still close. Will this be one risk too far?
Or will their be another goodbye for the Harcourts before
they close the doors of Goodwill House for ever?
Don't miss the emotional finale in the Goodwill House
series!
My Thoughts
This book is full of the period detail which has given the series such authenticity. I found John’s story to be so interesting as he goes from posting to posting. Joanna goes through a massive change in her circumstances as she decides what direction her life is going to take. Life on the Home Front is a mixed experience as it is full of deprivations materially but brings out the best in the community.
This is the finale in the Goodwill House series and although it is 1941 and halfway through the war, there is a sense in the story of loose ends being tidied up. You also sense the pressure which everyone must have been under and the unspoken fears that the characters feel at each parting, unable to know where loved ones were actually being sent to or the dangers they were under. Every day normality carries on with tiny misunderstandings betraying the tension that was always there. Joanna’s expected baby represents hope for the future but there is also sadness in the story at separations and the cycle of life and death.
In short: love and separation on the Home Front
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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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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