I am not a big history buff by any means. I decided to try this book as I was drawn to the cover and the title, wondered what it was all about. Didn’t even read the blurb, just took a chance.
I really enjoyed reading Elenor’s story. I liked the
storyline that brought her to where she ended up. The premise is that her Aunt
Maude requested (back in those times communication was by letter or telegram)
her presence at her home in Coventry. Off Elenor went, glad to be rid of her
brothers and how they treated her. That’s a story of its own.
Elenor found her place with Aunt Maude and was grateful for
Maude taking her in, showing her things, letting her experience the better
things in life.
Enter Jackson … a handsome fellow, a pilot.
Aunt Maude had some live-in help. Victoria and George, and
their daughter Rose. Victoria and George make some good characters for this
tale.
I liked reading about Elenor’s personal growth through these pages. She had to learn at a relatively early age how to take charge and manage a household, especially difficult being a woman, and a young one at that. She learned how to manage a farm as a part of her war efforts and the people whom she hired to help her. She learned how to handle people who came knocking on her door. For the time period, Elenor was a very strong woman and that is something I appreciated about reading this tale. It’s a tale of wartime, but also one of hope, one of compassion when it came to Rose and her truth, one of heartache and second chances. I would be very interested in reading more of this author’s work as she paints some colorful characters with stories to tell.
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