The Long Path Home is set in Chicago in World War 2. It follows the path of Violet, or Vi, a girl who although has acted in a reproachable manner, incorrectly becomes the chief suspect in a murder investigation and flees to Europe to hide. While there she must pose as a show girl and entertain the troops, a career which doesn't come as second nature to her. While there she makes friends and gets a second chance. This story is about redemption as well as writing as a World War 2 thriller. It's a very enjoyable read, one that certainly won't disappoint.

The Long Path Home by Ellen Lindseth

I got this book for fair and honest review form NetGalley


The Long Path Home, tells the story of Vi a burlesque dancer in Chicago who ran away from home when she was fifteen, after getting pregnant, by her sisters fiancée. The book opens after a show when Vi goes to a a house with a hit man, while there instead of having sex with him Vi uses a drug to knocked him out, she then leaves only to find the next day that the person she drugged was killed and Vi is wanted by the police for the murder. The only way Vi has of getting out of Chicago is arranged by her friend and boss Sal who Arranges for Vi to help protect the the daughter of a Mafia boss whose daughter has run away to work with the USO to entertain the American troops in Europe.

The main character Vi has grown up, in her time on in Chicago but the life she has led is not want the USO want in their shows, so she has to take on a new persona however this can lead to even more trouble not only with her fellow cast members as well as Sargent Danger a GI who is their to help the cast while they are in a war zone.

The story Arc of The Long Path Home could have been a basic redemption story of the main character. However what the writer Ellen Lindseth does is take This well known basic story were you learn about USO in World War II and turns it in to a war thriller.

I can highly recommend you should read Ellen Lindseth latest book The Long Way home.

This book was ok...it was hard to like the main character and there was something lacking in the writing...the premise of the story was interesting

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of The Long Path Home, I had been excited to read this book, but I just didn't connect with the main character, the story line was good, but I didn't have empathy for Vi who had to change careers in order to save her life and possibly her sons, and the connection between the characters seemed a little far fetched. I would read more of Ellen Lindseth's books however, just this book didn't capture my attention. Not a bad book just not for me

This book was addicting. You wanted to continue reading even long after it was over. The characters felt so real and relatable, and the story was so original.

I wasn’t a huge fan of this. I found the story became a little slow in the middle and lost my attention. There was good character development and the plot was good but some pacing issues made me switch off at times.