Holly Green

Green's story tells of realistic experiences and events of WWII, focussing on entertainers of the day. Merry is a pianist and director of concerts that take place in theatres such as the one at the end of the Pier in a seaside town, with dedicated artists like Rose, a dancer, magician Felix, and Richard, a singer. When war is declared they find themselves split up in different services. Green uses factual events in the story giving it authenticity and although there is some warfare, the description is not distressing to the reader. It's a gentle story with characters the reader can care about. Good for anyone who likes a wartime story with a dash of romance thrown in. As it's the first in the series "Follies" I look forward to more.… (mehr)

You'd think a 350 page long book about a single boat race would be monotonous or atleast get boring in the middle right ?
Not this one !
This book was an absolute pleasure to read. I was invested in Sadie and Cully and the Odyssey right from the start. The chemistry between Sadie and Cully was palpable from the start.
It captured the complexities of a father daughter relationship without delving too much into them ( still don't like her dad or Tanner though )
Goulash and the fuzzy dolls had my heart !!… (mehr)