Ruby Sutton is an American journalist who gets the opportunity to go to London to report on the war. While there she finds love, loss and the family she never had.

Ruby is a strong, likable character. The plot moved a little slow at times, but I enjoyed the story.

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Ruby Sutton is an American journalist who gets the rare opportunity to go to London in the summer of 1940 to report on the war for Picture Weekly. On June 30, 1940, Ruby set sail on The Sinbad across the North Atlantic. She was sea sick for the first two weeks of the voyage. Upon arrival she made it through customs then enjoyed a window seat on the train ride through Europe. She was picked up by Captain Bennett who was kind enough to take her to dinner and get her checked in at The Manchester Hotel.

On her first day at Picture Weekly, she met her boss Mr. Kazmaric (Kaz) and finds out she is one of three staff writers. She also learned that Captain Bennett's Uncle Harry (Harold Stans Bennett) is the Publisher.

After a couple of months on Sept. 7, 1940, she heard the sirens and The Blitz began. How was Ruby affected by this?

"Goodnight From London" is a kinder, gentler historical fiction story that quickly covered WWII and Ruby's experience in London during that time. The characters were wonderful and the friendships made were special.

Thanks very much to @BookClubGirl and NetGalley for this Friday Freebie. I'm sorry it took me so long to get to it but I enjoyed it and recommend it!

*I received a complimentary digital copy, in exchange for an honest review*

I enjoyed the story but I hated the writing of Bennett’s character. The author created several characters with depth and excitement, but Bennett was like a cardboard box in comparison l. I understand he was meant to be mysterious, but even scenes of vulnerability felt hollow.

Goodnight From London is a heartwarming historical fiction set in London during the Blitz. A young American female journalist is sent to London to work for a weekly news magazine and finds friends who become the family she’s never had. I really enjoyed the characters and the historical content of what it was like to live in London during this time.

4.5/5

I’m loving all the stories of women in WWII that have become so popular these last few years. This is an interesting read about a young woman who is a wartime reporter. I love stores with strong women.

Thank you to Harper Collins, NetGalley, and the Book Club Girls for a chance to read and review this book.

Ruby Sutton works for an American magazine and heads over to England at the start for World War II to cover events overseas. What follows is Ruby developing friendships, experiencing blitzes, and finding her place in the world.

I thought this book was well written, a good mix of sad war events and joyful developments in Ruby’s life. For those interested in WWII books, I recommend!

This booked confirmed that I am passing on any stories related to World War II. A much as I love historical fiction, I could not get into this.. I cannot relate.. In a word I found the book boring.

I enjoyed Goodnight from London. The story of Ruby gave a refreshing perspective on WWII in London. Through her eyes the author was able to capture the difficulties of friendships and loss and that British stiff upper lip during the Blitz. Ruby is a "strong female character" who is gutsy, believable, and interesting.
If you haven't read book yet, and you like WWII historical fiction with just a bit of a love story, you will enjoy this story.
The only part I found odd was the "pillow talk."
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This is another very good historical fiction book by Jennifer Robson and parts are loosely based on her grandmothers experiences during the war.

Ruby Sutton moves to London in 1940 to write for a magazine about the what is going on in the war at this time. The US has not entered the war yet. Ruby is met with a lot of resistance from the make writers but she perseveres. She did not have a great like back in the US and is determined to create a new path for herself.

The bombings begin and she loses everything but her life. Now is the time that she must depend on others and open her heart and find out what family is really about!! Maybe a love interest will come into her life.

This book was very well researched and I always love a strong female protagonist. Please do not miss reading the Authors Note in this book!!!

Aspiring journalist Ruby Sutton is sent to London in 1940 to report on the war and it's impact on the people of London. She makes a name for herself reporting on her experiences during the Blitz, finds a family to love when her hotel is bombed out and she is displaced, and finds a little romance in a mysterious man who is friends with her employer.

I’ve been reading the slew of WW2 historical fiction books that have come out the last couple of years, so this one fit right in. It added a romance to the drama of wartime in Britain. Inspired partly on the experience of the author’s grandmother, this historical WW2 story about life during the Blitz is one of my favorites in this genre.

Good story about the experiences of an American female journalist working in London during WWII. I found the historical detail fascinating and was able to feel through the author’s words, the emotions that consumed British residents at such a frightening time in history. The story also focused on friendships and the true meaning of family, i.e. not necessarily one’s blood relations. The romance between the main character Ruby and Bennett was touching. While I found the book enjoyable and seemingly historically accurate, there were no unexpected twists to make the story more interesting. I was reminded in reviewing comments about the book that three of the main characters were also included in the author’s book, The Gown. I would recommend the book to others but have read more moving novels centered around WWII..

Ruby, an American Journalist, is sent to London to cover human interest stories for a London weekly during WWII

A WWII story from a different perspective. Even though Ruby is a journalist the story revolves around her life in London rather than the stories she tells. There are encounters from her journalism that are the story. An enjoyable read

I had previously read Jennifer Robson's The Gown, so I jumped at the chance to receive Goodnight from London through Book Club Girls, a Facebook group. This is an enjoyable story of an a young American journalist and orphan named Ruby Sutton, who is sent to London to work during the Blitz. A taste of history is there, but an enjoyable story rather than a history lesson. It's part historical novel, part romance, part the story of friendship and family. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys stories of strong women characters.

I loved this book! This was my first book by this author and it will definitely not be my last. The pace of the book was perfect, and I couldn't put it down. I loved the characters and the glimpse into the lives of female journalists during ww2. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves historical fiction. I wish I could give it 6 stars! I received a free copy of this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

I wanted to love this and it could have been a four-star book, but it was so slow and just lacking. A good plot, human characters and a great background, were all diluted over the length of the book and in the end just moved too slow with nothing happening.

It was a good story and the writing was beautiful, just a bit slower than I was hoping for. a solid 3 stars for me.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers and author for a copy to read and review.

The perfect amount of historical fiction and romance, all in one story. The historical aspects of this book were great and the romance was just enough to keep you cheering for their relationship.

Jennifer Robson's book never disappoint. Journalist Ruby Sutton arrives in London from the US to work for Picture Weekly News Magazine in 1940. Ruby is keen to report on the war and she does get her chance. She is hoping that by getting her big break she can break away from her humble beginnings that she hopes no one find out about. Ruby reports on the London Blitz first hand and makes some new friends when the residential hotel she's staying in gets hit. Ruby also finds a bit of romance, not what she was expecting, but welcomed all the same. She really gets her big break when she gets sent to Occupied France to report as one of the few female war correspondents. I received the ARC from the publisher.

American journalist Ruby Sutton jumps at a unique opportunity she's given to report on the European War in London in 1940. As the Blitz continues for months, Ruby finds herself in situations that challenge and stretch and introduce her to friends and family in unlikely places.

This was an interesting story about an American reporter who moves to London to report on wartime home front life. I liked the bonds she forged and the 'family' she made in London. I had read books about the Blitz before, but I liked the way this one occasionally took us out of London to see how other areas of England were affected too.
A couple of potentially life-changing obstacles that came up in the story appeared perhaps a little more quickly dealt with than maybe was realistic, but I have to admit that I didn't mind, mostly because I liked Ruby, but probably also partly because I needed a mellow read right now.