About
the book
In wartime it takes courage to follow your heart.
Manchester,
1939.
Everyone
hated the heat and the deafening noise, but for Gracie the worst
thing was the smell of chemicals that turned her stomach every
morning when she arrived at the Rosenberg Raincoats factory.
Gracie
is a girl on the factory floor. Jacob is the boss's charismatic
nephew. When they fall
in love,
it seems as if the
whole world is against them –
especially Charlie Nuttall, who also works at the factory and has
always wanted Gracie for himself.
But
worse is to come when
Jacob disappears and
Gracie is devastated, vowing to find him. Can she solve the mystery
of his whereabouts? Gracie will need all her strength
and courage to find a happy ending.
My Review:
It did not disappoint – I loved it!
My Review:
I enjoy historical
fiction and was more than pleased at being given the opportunity to
read this book.
It did not disappoint – I loved it!
From the moment I
started reading about Gracie, Jacob, Sarah etc I felt like I was
there in Manchester 1939. I felt like Gracie was a friend, who I was
fairly protective over. Reading about her falling in love with her
bosses nephew to eventually being alone at the alter, well my little
heart broke for her but loved that Gracie followed her heart and did what she
needed to do - for Jacob.
Gracie is strong
though, she works hard through her heartache and is one determined
young woman (maybe a little stubborn at times!). She is a gorgeous
character, very well written, very entertaining and the ending, well
it was perfect and is clearly what was meant to be for her. It did
make me wonder if there could be a sequel – I would quite like to
hear from Gracie again.
There were a few
surprises, moments that I gasped out loud and felt really emotional
about. Such a beautiful story that is told very well.
I have never read anything by Alrene Hughes before this so I didn't know her style but I can say I truly enjoyed it. The story unfolded at a good pace, it had me hook, line and sinker from the off. I read it in a couple of sittings because I was so absorbed by the story. I highly recommend this book for anyone with an interest in wartime romance, historical fiction.
I have never read anything by Alrene Hughes before this so I didn't know her style but I can say I truly enjoyed it. The story unfolded at a good pace, it had me hook, line and sinker from the off. I read it in a couple of sittings because I was so absorbed by the story. I highly recommend this book for anyone with an interest in wartime romance, historical fiction.
Thank you to the
publishers (@Aria_Fiction) and Alrene Hughes for providing me with a copy of the book
to review.
Alrene
Hughes grew up in Belfast and has lived in Manchester for most of her
adult life.
She worked for British Telecom and the BBC before training as an English teacher. After teaching for twenty years, she retired and now writes full-time.
She worked for British Telecom and the BBC before training as an English teacher. After teaching for twenty years, she retired and now writes full-time.
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