The land girls working at Pasture Farm are determined to celebrate Christmas in 1944 and despite the hardships they have all faced over the last four years. Joyce, Connie and Esther have all suffered due to the war, Joyce lost her mum and sister Gwen when a bomb landed on their house in Coventry and she misses them.

The villagers living in Helmstead notice a German plane crash after a dog fight, despite bursting into flames, their concerned two German airmen escaped and everyone in the area are worried. Siegfried Weber and Emory Moyer did survive the crash, are hiding in the woods and sleeping in an abandoned car. The two Germans think Joyce is alone at Pasture Farm, and don’t realize Esther Reeves is also there. They capture the two women, hold them hostage, they make a radio, send out Morse code messages and a local traitor might be able to help them? Connie decides to visit Joyce, she has no idea that she will become the Germans third hostage, the women are determined to overcome the airmen and alert the authorities. Connie has her suspicions who’s the spy, she’s right and she wants all three to be arrested.

Christmas on the Home Front by Roland Moore, is the final book in the popular Land Girls Series, it’s nice to catch up with the characters from the previous two books, the preparations for Christmas don’t go quite as planned and the three brave women take down two German pilots and a spy. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, not your typical Christmas story and four stars from me.

Despite the food rationing and the bitterly cold weather, the land girls of Pasture Farm, Connie Carter, Joyce Fisher and Esther Reeves, are determined to celebrate this Christmas in style. The fighting might still be raging, but they all hope this could be the last Christmas of this dreaded war. But as the day approaches, word spreads in sleepy Helmstead that two German Airmen are on the run. With everyone on high alert, the mood is tense and the women take no chances. Until the German airmen find them…

This was a lovely little war time story set around Christmas with its fair share of action. The characters are well written and it was interesting to see that each chapter was written in different character points of view so we could see the story progress. I loved the twist of the unexpected bad guy, something I wasn’t expecting so that was really nice.
It was a great story with some suspense but it was nice to see that there was some pleasantness around that time with everything going on and shows how strong women can be under pressure during the war.
It is actually the third book in the Land Girl series but I haven’t read the others. It reads as a stand alone but I would like to go back and read the others. A nice, cosy easy read.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I very much enjoyed this book. It has a good story and excellent main characters. I would definately recommend this book.

This book is part of a series.
I was gripped from the very start of the book until the end.
This book is filled with wonderful characters and domestic drama in a book set around Christmas.
A great read

If you need a feel good book to get you thru this is it. I loved it. The cover drew me in first off. Who doesn't love a Christmas story

"Christmas on the Home Front" is a historical novel that highlights the courage and strength of women on the British home front during WWII. I had not read the previous Land Girl novels, so it took me some time to get into the story. However, the author brought me up to speed quickly. The plot moves the reader into the dangers and challenges of situations faced by citizens during WWII. It is not a warm and fuzzy Christmas tale, but one of interest and intrigue. The "heartwarming" part is the relationships among the characters and how they care for one another.

The novel takes the reader through dangerous scenes, in which ordinary people are forced to deal with enemy airmen whose plane has crashed, and they are on the run. I can see how this novel made a good TV series, since parts of it read like a screen play. The action switches from character to character and often changes viewpoints, so the reader is kept in suspense until the next plot twist..

I received this book from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

Right from the beginning of this book I was gripped. The action wasn’t really fast paced, but it was gripping drama that had me wanting to find out more. I read this book in around five hours, mostly because I could not put it down.

The story is set around Christmas 1944, the last Christmas during World War 2, in the sleepy village of Helmstead. The story centres around Joyce Fisher, a land girl working at Pasture Farm, as well as two German airmen who have been shot down by allied forces during an air raid.

There are other characters in the book, namely Dr. Richard Channing, who play an important role in the story, and they all blend well together. Sometimes you can just guess what is going to happen next, other times you’ll be reading on, desperate to find out what happens.

The tone of the book isn’t too grim, despite the back drop of WWII and the events that are central to the story. This did surprise me a little, I felt sure I’d find it grim reading, but it really wasn’t.

I’ve read reviews where it was said the story was slow to develop, that wasn’t the case for me. I felt that the author had the pace of the story just right. Joyce thinks back quite a bit and I feel that the storyline flowed really well; sometimes when a character is thinking back the story can become slow and clunky, but that wasn’t the case here.

This book is part of a series – I didn’t know this when I started reading, but the book works as a stand alone story too.

I loved the gritty determination of Joyce and Connie. I think the spirit of the Land Girls was captured really well in this book, and the spirit of the people who lived through the war.

Highly recommended.

Amazing read that transports you back in time, during WW2, historical fiction at it's best. Christmas on the Home Front is a plausible scenario that would definitely bring you back in time to re-live the good and evil during trying times. The fear on both sides, that is natural for all humans, and the notions of good and evil during rural England by desperate German soldiers, just wanting to get home, and those confronted with the heartfelt need to help, but trust is a strong word.

This was a great Christmas read. Great for light reading over the holidays! Have me such a wonderful feeling reading this!

What a great read. Characters that you felt you were going on the journey with. Strength, courage and friendship. Highly recommend

First sentence: It was one day before Christmas. And Joyce Fisher wondered whether she would live to see it. This winter-bleak thought wasn’t borne of fatigue from living through so many years of war. It wasn’t even the result of having lost so much along the way. No, Joyce knew, totally rationally, that today was one of those days that can change a life forever; a crossroads in which taking the wrong path could cost everything. She wished with all her heart that it wasn’t the case, that there was some rosy alternative, another path to take. But she couldn’t see any way out of it.

Premise/plot: Roland Moore's Christmas On the Home Front is not a stand-alone read; it's the third book in the series. I have not read the first two books in the Land Girls series. Joyce Fisher, our heroine, is a land girl. She's survived the war so far, despite hardships and stress. But will she survive to see the war end?! Will she live to see the year 1945 welcomed in?!

My thoughts: Christmas On the Home Front is not a cozy mystery, nor a cozy romance. It isn't set in a cozy little village starring dozens of super-eccentric characters that all come together to make the best of things always. If I had to describe this one it would be THRILLER. Thrillers aren't a genre I read all that often. Mysteries, yes. Cozies, often. But THRILLERS, not so much. But once I started reading Christmas on the Home Front I could hardly stop. I'm guessing you won't be able to either.

The good news is that it is fast-paced and intense.

The bad news is that the writing is a bit confusing. It will back track to show you the same exact scene from a different point of view. You might spend several pages--or even chapters--with one character and have time be moving forward. And then be thrown back a few hours, a day even, with the focus on different characters. Eventually the two will collide again--collide may be just the right word. But it has a sloppy feel to it. For the record, I am NOT talking about the prologue. It isn't all that unusual for a book to begin with a dramatic flash-FORWARD. And then have the novel lead you up to that climatic moment in time.

The less you know about the plot specifics, the better. Just allow yourself to be thrown in. Now, I am curious how this one fits in with the other books in the series. Are they equally thriller-esque?

I didn't realise that this was part of a series when I requested it from NetGalley, but it reads well as a standalone story.

This is well-written with good pacing and plenty to keep the pages turning. I'll be looking out for the other books in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A nostalgic look back at Christmas during WWII. Recommended for those who love fictional accounts of social history.

This was a great book! Intense read and very enjoyable! A good read for people who enjoy stories about the war!
I recorded a free copy of this story from NetGalley for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

A heartwarming tale of the pluck and courage of the women holding the fort in the final days of WWII.
This is the third instalment of the Land Girls series of books, following on from the TV series of the same name. The author crafts a wonderful story, visually drawing the reader in to the Pasture Farm during the final days of the War, and creating a fast-packed ride once one is immersed. (I stayed up far too late on many nights reading this!)
It has everything: romance, adventure, twists, conspiracies, conflict and most of all, friendship. An excellent read.

(I received an advance copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review)

While the main character is Joyce Fisher, there are a number of well-developed support characters that comprise the Women's Land Army stationed at Pasture Farm. It doesn't take long before you get to know each, their strengths and weaknesses. The Land Girls have been created to supplement the loss of farm support during WWII and help supplement food supplies. They have learned to manage shortages and been creative in continuing the work necessary to aid in the war effort.

This entry to the series has the reader witness to a German plane shot down not far from the farm. Too close, in fact. Joyce and Esther have been left at the farm during the Christmas countdown, the others scattered, and find themselves face-to-face with two desperate German airmen. The tension ramps up quickly as the men try to connect with sympathizers to collect and get them back home.

The farm is near Lady Hoxley's Estate, where she is housing an American Army unit and an interim hospital in a branch of her mansion. Lady Hoxley keeps tab on the girls and lends support where she can.

The story jumps timelines, backtracking to an appropriately revealing scene with that point of view and then skips back to present, perhaps with a different character and replaying the scene to bring the two back to the same point in time. It can be just a bit confusing at first but serves to provide a full picture.

I was given this digital download by the publisher through NetGalley and was totally thrilled to have the opportunity to read and review. I thoroughly enjoyed the book (as well as the TV series) and heartily recommend to all who enjoy historical fiction. Wonderful immersive characters and countryside, rural stories, suspense, and domestic drama in a dramatic period of history.

Having read the first two books in the series, it was wonderful to catch up with the girls again. With two shot-down German airmen on the loose, the friends face huge danger and some life- threatening decisions. Is Joyce's husband really dead? Can the doctor be trusted? And who will survive to see the end of this terrible war? Some nail-biting moments but still I felt inspired by the warmth of the girls' friendship and support for each other. The best story so far!

This is based at Pasture Farm as the girls are preparing for Christmas and hoping that this will be the last wartime Christmas celebration that they’ll have. As part of the Woman’s Land Army, their job is to farm and help with the food supplies, all while managing to survive wartime privations, and the losses that all have suffered since the war began.This is part of a series which shows how the women who all joined on for their own reasons, and while some have moved on to other places or married, their ties and friendships still remain and their work brought them together in unexpected ways. Christmas is approaching they are pitching in for the community events as they gather together to plan their own celebrations.
Although I had read the previous books in this series I feel you could read this book as it outlines some of the characters in good detail.
Not a riveting read but a good ploddable book you could pick up and dip in and out.

The girls left on Pasture Farm are preparing for Christmas and hoping that this will be the last wartime Christmas celebration that they’ll have. As part of the Woman’s Land Army, their job is to farm and help with the food supplies, all while managing to survive wartime privations, and the losses that all have suffered since the war began. Throughout the series we’ve gotten to know the women who all joined on for their own reasons, and while some have moved on to other places or married, their ties and friendships still remain and their work brought them together in unexpected ways. Now only a few of the original women remain on the farm, and as Christmas is approaching they are pitching in for the community events as they gather together to plan their own celebrations.

Two German airmen survived the crash of their plane and are on the loose, and there is a network of ‘sympathizers’ working to bring them to safety and keep them from the British authorities. Unfortunately, Pasture Farm is right in the middle of the action, and with the women both being threatened and determined to withstand the incursion, a well-placed sympathizer is unearthed and could mean the end for all the women at Pasture farm.

IT’s not meant to be – as these are stories that both highlight the long-held traditions of pitching in and doing what must be done – the girls use a bit of luck, some sheer determination and an unwillingness to be defeated in making their stand. You may have seen the Land Girls series on PBS (here in the US) and I’ll tell you – it’s a marvelous watch. Getting to reconnect with Joyce, Charlotte and the girls – and you’ll enjoy the twist and tension here provided by the mystery of the “sympathizer’ and just how the girls overcame. A lovely series that shows the strength to be provided in coming together for a common cause. It’s a wonderful ‘snapshot’ of the mid-40’s Britain and the people who worked so hard at home to support the men in the field.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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This is the last book in Roland’s Land Girls series. It can be read as a stand-alone if you’ve not read the other books, but I recommend the series you won’t be disappointed. It was nice catching up with Connie, Esther and Joyce again. This book concentrates on Joyce’s story she really goes through it but like lots of the strong women at the time she carries on. A great ending to a great series