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The Poppy Wife: A Novel of the Great War by Caroline ScottMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
In 1921, The Great War may have ended, but so many families are still trying to find out what happened to their missing husbands, sons and brothers?
Edie’s beloved husband Francis is still listed as missing, Francis is presumed to have been killed in action in France and Edie still believes that he could still be alive?
Harry, Francis’s brother, was with him the day Francis went missing in Ypres, and like Edie, he’s hopeful Francis is still living somewhere in France?
Harry returns to France and he's trying to help grieving families find some closure. Harry takes photograph's of soldiers graves and sends the pictures back to their families in England. As he travels through war damaged France gathering news for British wives and mothers, he searches for any evidence that his brother is still alive.
For Harry going back to France is hard, he still suffers terribly from his own experiences during the war, he has horrible nightmares and flashbacks!
He also suffers from survivors guilt and why was he one of the lucky ones to not be killed during the war? His younger brother Will died and older brother Francis has left behind a wife who's still not sure if she's a widow?
When Edie receives a mysterious photograph that she believes was taken recently by Francis, and she's more certain than ever that he's still alive. Edie embarks on her own journey in the hope of finding some trace of her missing husband. Is he truly gone, and buried in a unmarked grave in France or could he still be alive?
But why hasn't he come home, has he lost his memory or has he been badly wounded and thinks she wouldn't love him anymore due to his injuries?
Harry and Edie’s paths cross, together they try to solve the mystery of what happened to Francis and could he hiding somewhere in France?
Thousands of men are listed as missing in action and France was a total mess after the war finished.
Towns are destroyed, buildings are gone, the landscape looks different and fields are full of old army trenches. The countryside is littered with discarded and broken weapons, empty shell casings, rusty barbed wire, bits of uniforms and human bones.
While reading: The Poppy Wife, you can almost see the sides of the road littered with soldiers discarded belongings as they march towards the front and feel how nervous they are while waiting in the trenches for the whistle to blow and it's their turn to go over the top!
The Poppy Wife, is a beautifully written book, well done Caroline Scott and I gave it 5 stars.
An excellent historical novel, here's my review of Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Another quick, fun cozy from Grace York, The Body in the Beach House
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I’ve been reading A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald, my first Natasha Lester novel. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I loved my fifth outing with American author Amy Stewart's Kopp sisters in Kopp Sisters on the March, and I do hope she has more of them up her sleeve.5★s
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Great series! If you haven't discovered them yet, introduce yourselves to the Slow Horses of English mystery author Mick Herron's Slough House series. In #6, they are turned loose into Joe Country. Exciting, snowy, scary, funny, and probably all too real.
5★ My review of Joe Country
Been a slow month for my reading habits sadly, but have finally finished Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece by Stephen Fry.
My review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hi.sorry for the questions, am totally blind, and use a screen reader to access computer. If i want to share a review here, do I just put a link to the review? can it be any author, or does it need to be aussie authors?
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Maria
Maria wrote: "Hi.sorry for the questions, am totally blind, and use a screen reader to access computer. If i want to share a review here, do I just put a link to the review? can it be any author, or does it nee..."
It can be by any author Maria. Yes, just put in the link to your Goodreads review.
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sorry for the questions, am totally blind, and use a screen reader to access computer. If i want to share a review here, do I just put a link to the review? can it be any author, or does it nee..."
Thanks Kylie :) Welcome Maria, it'll be great to see your reading thoughts here..
I love Gilly Macmillan's books and her latest, The Nanny, might just be her best yet. I thought I had it all figured out, but she had me fooled.5★s
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My review of the much talked about book The Chain by Adrian McKinty
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐️4 stars⭐️
Here is my review of
Sudden Prey by John Sandford.I'll never stop loving the Lucas Davenport series.
A strong wintry novel that absolutely shows the author hitting his stride. An easy 5 stars
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Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone, a dark and humorous tale of revenge narrated by a sociopath. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup - a disappointing 3.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton was so much better than I expected! Now I'm really looking forward to the sequel! 
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 stars for this amazing novel by an Aussie Author!
Love And Other Battles by Tess Woodshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐️4.5⭐️
My review for A Darker Shade of MagicA Darker Shade of Magic is a story about magic, some of which is darker than others, and a man who wears a very peculiar coat.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster Australia for The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali. Beautiful on the outside and within. But be warned: you may need tissues for some parts, so maybe don’t read it in public…5★s
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City of Windows by Robert Pobi, an action packed hunt for a sniper killing law enforcement officers in NY city. 5★review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Balancing out the reviews with a positive one for They Came On Viking Ships. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty ★★1/2https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A compelling ghost story, here's my review of The Lost Ones by Anita Frank
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review, a long read especially in large print! Loved this book
5 stars
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My review for
Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life by Leigh Sales 5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my review of Beyond Justice by, Cara C. Putman I really enjoyed this book. Can't wait to start the next one.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Missing Pieces of Sophie McCarthy by B. M. Carroll
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Summer at the Cornish Cafe by Phillipa Ashley
4 stars.
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