The Comfy Chair - Book Reviews : BLOGTOUR: The Girl in the Pink Raincoat

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:

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.

Thank you to the publishers (@Aria_Fiction) and Alrene Hughes for providing me with a copy of the book to review.

About the author

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.

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