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Apr 26, 2019
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4.5 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed this book about how music (in this case, a choir) helped an English community overcome grief and fear in the face of the Nazis in WWII.
It made me laugh and cry. The author is a sensitive soul who helped me to understand and to feel the kind of mental and physical toughness that was necessary to beat back a Nazi invasion. (view spoiler) ...more
It made me laugh and cry. The author is a sensitive soul who helped me to understand and to feel the kind of mental and physical toughness that was necessary to beat back a Nazi invasion. (view spoiler) ...more
This fascinating novel follows the fortunes and thoughts of female villagers in the small village of Chilbury during the early years of World War II. From scandals to lost loves, through bombs, death, and destruction, to hope and a feeling of togetherness that the villagers have each other as they attempt to survive the horror of war, these ladies find their voice and their courage. From the very beginning when the ladies are told they can't have a choir because there are no men, and they decide
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hmmmmm. Preposterous scheme, Prescient comments about having all the routes "covered"? Let's see, a villager knows, somehow, that Dunkirk looms? Please....
And, OF COURSE!! Of course! The first patient after Dunkirk is gay--so openly gay that he risks his lover being arrested to use his last words to send his ring to him. UGH And no chance of the nurse being accused of stealing t ...more
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hmmmmm. Preposterous scheme, Prescient comments about having all the routes "covered"? Let's see, a villager knows, somehow, that Dunkirk looms? Please....
And, OF COURSE!! Of course! The first patient after Dunkirk is gay--so openly gay that he risks his lover being arrested to use his last words to send his ring to him. UGH And no chance of the nurse being accused of stealing t ...more
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Betty
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