Love in a Time of War: The best new sweeping, escapist historical fiction book release of the year!: Book 1 (The Three Fry Sisters)
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Love in a Time of War: The best new sweeping, escapist historical fiction book release of the year!: Book 1 (The Three Fry Sisters)
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Etta elopes to Capri with her Italian love, Carlo, but though her growing bump is real, her marriage certificate is a lie. Jessie enlists in the army as a nurse and finally finds the adventure she’s craved when she’s sent to Gallipoli and Egypt, but it comes with an unimaginable cost. The problem is the past is still alive inside her. She carries it with her every second of every minute of every hour. She will never be free of her past..." Jessie enlists in the army as a nurse and finally finds the adventure she's craved when she's sent to Gallipoli and Egypt, but it comes with an unimaginable cost.
A truly epic read, spanning continents and momentous events, the different narratives braided to form a powerful rope of story of love found and love lost’ Jane Johnson The book was well written, the Characters were wonderful and the depiction of the first world war and the trenches was realistic as were the zeppelins. There has been a lot written on WWII recently, but WWI is not so widely written about. The Fry sisters are coming of age in a time when rights for women are in the news and the future seems positive for them all. Cecelia – Celie – is the oldest of the three, in love with her German teacher, Max, and planning a life with him. That is, until the Great War erupts. Will she ever be able to marry and enjoy life with a man who fights for the enemy? And what of her future? To fill her days, she helps out at her father’s photography shop, becoming a skilled photographer in her own right and taking photos that really tell the story of life during those days. Getting them published, however, is less easy, particularly as a woman. Cecelia is head over heels in love with Max and had hoped to spend the rest of her life with him. However, Max wears a German uniform and the man she loves is now the enemy and out of her reach. Is a future for the two of them possible? Or has the war put paid to any hope they had of being together? Jessie has always craved adventure and excitement and it looks like her wish has come true when she enlists as a nurse with the army and is sent all the way to Galipoli in Egypt. However, on her arrival, Jessie wonders just what she had got herself into. Etta has just eloped to Italy with the love of her life, Carlo. Etta is expecting a baby, but the marriage certificate she carries is not worth the paper it is printed on.
It makes for a long book. However, that is the point of a trilogy. You fall in love with a character(s), enjoy the family drama and the time period. If this sounds appealing, then Love in a Time of War should definitely be on your reading list. Etta falls in love with an Italian artist, Carlo Marinetti, and elopes with him to Italy. She is expecting a baby, and writes deceptive letters to her family in London about their marriage.
The Fry sisters, Cecelia, Jessie and Etta, are coming of age in the pre-war London. They all have their dreams and hopes.
The twins – Jessie and Etta – are a few years younger than Celie, but both have passions that define them. As the three sisters embark on journeys they never could have imagined, their mother Christina worries about the harsh new realities they face, and what their exposure to the wider world means for the secrets she’s been keeping…Praise for Adrienne Chinn:
The portrayal of the war is unflinching and moving. Christina tells Gerald, " It's like a game of Noughts and Crosse to me. Politicians and generals playing games with the lives of young men, and now young women like our Jessica, from the safety of their offices". What a fantastic book! The reader is swept on a whirlwind journey across Europe, from Capri to London to Egypt and beyond' Kathleen McGurl, author of The Girl from Bletchley Park Jessie, a twin, enlists with the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service and is deployed to Gallipoli where she works on a hospital ship and then to Egypt where she works in a hospital in Alexandria. When she meets Dr. Khalid she’s forced to decide if falling for him is worth breaking her promise to remain dedicated to her career.Love in a Time of War’ by Adrienne Chinn is the story of three sisters during wartime, how the inconveniences of war can shatter dreams and promises, disguise lies, hide secrets and offer opportunities previously unimagined. Etta's bohemian aspirations bring her into the close circles of the Bloomsbury group. She meets Vanessa Bell, her sister Virginia Wolf, and others. They are intellectual, creative, witty and free with their sexual favours. I was invested the minute I knew this was set in Italy and Egypt as they are my two favourite places for an adventure. The family secrets held my interest as did the girls’ journey negotiating unique paths in a changing world. I eagerly await book 2 set in the 20s and 30s to be published in late Spring of 2022 and book 3 set in WW2 to the 70s to be published in Spring of 2023. As her three girls embark on their journeys that will take them to the four corners of the world, their mother Christina worries not just about the dangers they face, but about the secrets she’s kept from her daughters all this time…
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