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Lädt ... The Lost English Girlvon Julia Kelly
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  pdebolt | Jan 29, 2024 |   A good read. As a Catholic I found the heavy blame but on the faith tough but a fair rendition of what some devotees can be like . (  ) Smits | Jan 18, 2024 |  ) shazjhb | Apr 21, 2023 | When Viv’s daughter, Maggie, turns 4, she is evacuated to another city to be taken care of by another family in order to ensure her safety during the war. As bombs are dropped and homes are ruined, it becomes increasingly difficult for Viv to keep tabs on Maggie’s safety. The story that follows is about that lost English girl and the mother(s) who loved her. The story also follows Joshua, Maggie’s deadbeat father, as he pursues his musical goals in New York City. The guilt he carries for abandoning his wife and child lead him into a military career and, I believe, make him a better man. The story is fast-paced with a richly woven storyline and compelling characters. I give this book 5 stars. Thank you, NetGalley and Gallery Books for the ARC. (  ) MimiLisa | Apr 9, 2023 | When Viv was able to work and get out of the house, she relished the freedom. She met Joshua, a handsome Jewish man, whose passion was to become a musician instead of having to work for his father in the family's tailor shop. Viv and Joshua became romantically involved, and Viv became pregnant. The only way out of this situation and to keep her parents from being embarrassed was to marry even though they both were so young. At the wedding her parents did a very unusual and seemingly cruel thing that kept Viv and Joshua apart. Viv had no choice but to remain in her childhood home with her controlling mother. When the war broke out four years later, Viv had to send her beautiful Maggie to the countryside to keep her safe from the bombings. Julia Kelly brings us another heartbreaking, well-researched book that has us following the lives of Viv, Joshua, and Maggie before, during, and after the war. What will happen to the characters? And who is the "LOST" English girl? As always, Ms. Kelly's masterful, engrossing writing style has you not wanting to stop reading for many reasons, but mostly for the characters and the themes of family, forgiving, and learning to live life the way it should be lived. Don't miss Ms. Kelly's newest gem...it is FAB!! This book was given to me by the publisher for an honest review - print and NetGalley copy. ( ) SilversReviews | Mar 9, 2023 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:The acclaimed author of the "sweeping and beautifully written novel" (Woman's World) The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II. Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what's expected of her: marry a Catholic man from her working-class neighborhood and have his children. However, when she finds herself pregnant after a fling with Joshua Levinson, a Jewish man with dreams of becoming a famous Jazz musician, Viv knows that a swift wedding is the only answer. Her only solace is that marrying Joshua will mean escaping her strict mother's scrutiny. But when Joshua makes a life-changing choice on their wedding day, Viv is forced once again into the arms of her disapproving family. Five years later and on the eve of World War II, Viv is faced with the impossible choice to evacuate her young daughter, Maggie, to the countryside estate of the affluent Thompson family. In New York City, Joshua gives up his failing musical career to serve in the Royal Air Force, fight for his country, and try to piece together his feelings about the family, wife, and daughter he left behind at nineteen. However, tragedy strikes when Viv learns that the countryside safe haven she sent her daughter to wasn't immune from the horrors of war. It is only years later, with Joshua's help, that Viv learns the secrets of their shared past and what it will take to put a family back together again. Telling the harrowing story of England's many evacuated children, bestselling author Julia Kelly's The Lost English Girl explores how one simple choice can change the course of a life, and what we are willing to forgive to find a way back to the ones we love and thought lost. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Shortly before WWII, Viv is forced by her parish priest and her parents to send her 4-year-old daughter, Maggie, to live in the safety of the countryside with the affluent, childless Thompsons. At the same time, Joshua has returned from his failed attempt to gain acclaim as a musician and has returned to England to train for the RAF. Their paths will cross again when they reunite for the sake of their daughter in unusual circumstances. (