The War Widows [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Leah Fleming (Author), Margaret Sircom (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2009

When you lose everything you love, you need a friend…Nothing ever happens in sleepy Grimbleton. Until two strangers - both claiming to be the fiancée of a dead soldier - arrive in town.Susan prides herself on her refined 'English' manners - yet her airs and graces hide harrowing memories of her escape from war-torn Burma.Volatile Ana pines for the sunshine of her Greek village - but is forever haunted by her sister's death at the hands of the Nazis'.Enemies at first, Su and Ana soon find themselves united in grief at the loss of Freddie Winstanley - the father of both their children.Freddie's sister Lily takes the women under her wing and soon the circle of friends expands to include Italian Maria, torn between her invalid husband and another man, and uppercrust Diana, whose jolly exterior conceals a secret sorrow.Supported by this new-found sisterhood, Lily dares to dream of spreading her wings away from her domineering family and spineless fiancé.But each woman's courage is soon sorely tested. Can they help each other to find happiness after the heartache of war?

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

PRAISE FOR THE WAR WIDOWS AND THE GIRL FROM WORLD’S END‘A good read to curl up with.’Lincolnshire Echo‘All emotions are here - a great holiday read.’The Bradford Telegraph‘A good read’Hull Daily Mail‘A beautiful, almost poetically-written tale of love and tragedy in the Yorkshire Dales mainly set during the Second World War. The characters are real flesh and blood and the reader shares their ups and downs with genuine empathy.’Maureen Lee, author of Kitty and her Sisters‘An epic tale of hardship and tragedy straddling the Second World War’The Bookseller‘A captivating journey back to the past’.Closer Magazine‘a warm and enchanting first novel from a writer with an instinctive feel for the northern landscape’Lancashire Evening Post --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Magna Story Sound; New edition edition (May 15, 2009)
• ISBN-10: 1846525047
• ISBN-13: 978-1846525049
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable, lighthearted read, February 24, 2012

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Marlene S Lewis "author of Ruth" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

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The War Widows is an enjoyable story about women's friendships and familial relationships. The driver of the plot arrives in Grimbledown in the form of two refugee women with their illegitimate offspring in tow. The story is set just after the Second World War when many women had lost the men in their lives. So much had been lost, in fact, that almost everything needed rebuilding - lives, towns, relationships, as well as the social and cultural structures that hold them all together. So this was a time of marked transition and people were questioning long standing beliefs and notions about many things, immigration, class, the role of women and their place in the world, as well as weighing up the social mores that determined what was and wasn't acceptable and nice...did it really matter anymore what the neighbours thought? Leah Fleming captures in The War Widows many of the forces compelling change at this time. She has a special talent for describing the dynamics of women's relationships with other women and how outwardly they might appear antagonistic at times but when it comes down to the nitty-gritty of life, and especially for the sake of their children, they are often able to bury the hatchet and pull together. The War Widows is an easy to read book with nothing too ghastly to get one's head round. It is enjoyable and fun and I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a light and entertaining read.

4.0 out of 5 stars War widows, August 6, 2011

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Jennifer A. Dean (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This book was very enjoyable. Whilst it was predictable in many ways the story line was fasinating and you wanted to find out what happened to all the charaters in the novel. Didnt disappoint. Would recommend for any one that enjoys a good read without complicated storylines.