When war is declared, four plucky girls from Dartford - Grace, Sally, Rose and Daisy - are keen to do their bit for the Home Front. For orphan Grace, it's a chance to start afresh. She's always had a soft spot for Sam Petrie, brother of Daisy and Rose, but realising that he is in love with their friend Sally, she signs up for life as a Land Girl. Mucking out and early morning milking come as a big shock; life is harder than she expected and she seems to have ended up on the wrong side of Lady Alice, the formidable owner of the farm.
Second book in the series and a good read. This crazy old Irishman reading a book that is basically a romance. Like the first book it makes me feel as though I am in England, but literally a different part of the country and different issues. Two books and two very good friends doing what they can for the war effort and suffering similar loves, hopes, and losses. I am looking forward to book three in the series and encourage you to read the series also.
Second book in the series of what a group of girls did during WWII has some good moments but there seems to be a lot of froth floating on top with little substance underneath, especially for its fairly decent length. It was OK but certainly not overtly memorable. It could be described as an average read, possibly one that you would happily pick up at the airport and read whilst traversing to another country.
Nice little story, but the tragic and dramatic incidents were in my opinion 'fluffed over'. Didn't really warm to the characters and felt that Grace was treated in a condescending manor by everyone including the two love interests, don't think that I will read the follow on books, sorry.