Oh my! This was a heartfelt read. I did feel for Vivi, she had so much to come to terms with and yet she was able to deal with it with compassion and forgiveness. What a strong character she was to continue on with her life when everything seemed to be crumbling down. I’ve mixed feelings about Nathan, on the one hand he tried to do the right thing but on the other hand the circumstance shouldn’t have occurred in the first place. This is set from 1932 until the 1960s, so the effects of World War 2 are described and how it affected friends and family. This was an engrossing read, one I will remember for some time. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

My thanks to the person who sent me the invitation and link to this review book, Net Galley, and Boldwood Books.

New Yorker Vivi goes to England, meets Naval officer Nathan, quickly marries, and moves into his families large estate. Nathan goes to war and is injured and Vivi suffers a personal loss, but Nathan has a secret. He keeps calling for Elise ,not Vivi, and is hiding another secret on his property. What is it?. Who is Elise?

I am mixed with this story. Excellently told, and well written. However, I think the story seemed out of order and Elise and Bella were not fully developed. We heard Elise s name in bits but did not get more info till.much later. Then when the "secret in the cottage " is revealed that Vivi takes in, boom, it's decades later and nothing about the growth of that character. I know this spanned 30 years but I wish there was more linear continuity.

An unputdownable novel. The Officers Wife is a well written WW2 story that is full of grief, love, heartbreak, bravery, hope, secrets, loss, forgiveness, but is also heart-warming. Vivienne is a strong, independent, young women who went through so much during the war. It did feel rushed in places however it is a beautiful historical book that does have a happy ending and is well worth reading.

I would like to thank Boldwood Books, NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this complimentary copy for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.


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A story that is full of secrets, family and love!
I have to admit that it took me a while to finally settle into this book, I loved the sound of it and the cover alone drew my attention and compelled me to read it, but the overall story in parts for me didn't live up to the hype.
But, there were aspects of this I did love, I loved the longer timeframe as this is set between the 1930s to the 1960's so that interested me, and I liked how the story flowed easily, and I did like the overall plot, I thought it was engaging and engaging.
But I always had the feeling as though something was missing, like an awkward silence when you meet someone and you are not sure how to fill it, and it did take me a good third of the book to actually like Vivi, true by the end I thought her to be a strong and compassionate woman.
Overall, I'm in two minds about this, on one hand, I really liked it and yet on the other, it didn't sit well with me. Maybe, it's one of those books where you have to be in the right mood/frame of mind to read it. Who knows! Will I read the authors again? yes, I will, despite my initial reservation regarding this particular title, I can see a talented author.

Vivi and Nathan are married just days before he leaves to join his ship. An accident lands him in a hospital and he meets Elise once again.
It seems like almost everyone is a casualty of war. Secrets are made and they will eventually see the light of day.
I kinda felt sad for Vivi and Nathan’s treatment of her during the war. She’s a strong woman, like many during those times.
Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for the early copy

This is an epic tail that spands over 30 years in the life of an American girl name Vivian. She married a British naval officer named Nathan for Love but would soon question why he married. In the beginning of the book we also meet Elise, while gathering plants and other ingredients for her mom‘s homemade medicines she meets nine-year-old Nathan and although it was just a passing moment in time fate and Luckwill bring these two back together. There is so much to this beautiful story that covers World War II a possible arranged marriage and two people that fate keeps bringing back together. But that is just a couple of things touched on throughout the story but there is so much more I am not saying. This is it great story about trusting your parents trusting your husband but ultimately about trusting yourself I truly loved this book and thought Vivian was such a great character and although they have other great characters in the book I do believe her or bell was my favorite. I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

The Officer's Wife is a compelling historical family drama spanning thirty years. It begins with a chance meeting on a beach and continues through the 1930s to WW2, ending in the early 1960s.

Vivi, an American, finds love and unexpected marriage at the beginning of WW2. Unsure of what to expect and without the support of her family, she becomes the compassionate and independent woman she was always destined to be. Her life though privileged, is defined by betrayal, drama and secrets. Vivi is the character who epitomises strong women in this period. Their sense of duty and sacrifice kept families and societies together during the grief and hardship of the war years and the devastation that followed.

It is a story of family, love and secrets. I like this story's characterisation, historical detail, and female protagonists.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

The Officer’s Wife by Catherine Law is a powerful historical novel that spans a generation from 1932-1962, as Catherine Law captures a snapshot of history.
We see that there are pivotal moments that shape us – at the time we do not realise that this is a moment that will define a life. It is a time that we will return to and cling to because it brings happiness.
And there are lives that draw others in. They rescue the lost and lonely, creating a place of sanctuary within their hearts.
There are also physical sanctuaries of bricks and mortar – the place where we just know that we belong, as if we have spent a lifetime of searching.
Love appears where it chooses. We cannot always help where attraction lies. Kindness and good hearts will always draw others in.
We witness the devastating effects of war – lives are changed in an instant. There are daily physical and mental reminders, things that cannot be unseen, remain in damaged minds forevermore.
The officer’s wife is a lady, in all true sense of the word. She always behaves like a lady. Love and duty direct her steps. She is the one who holds it all together.
I thoroughly enjoyed The Officer’s Wife. It was such a powerful read.
I received a free copy via Rachel’s Random Resources for a blog tour. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.

I’m not really one for historical books,but I try to have a wide variety of choices for our readers and this book looked too interesting to pass up. I was drawn to the storyline Zi love a good love story and I was immediately drawn to Vivi & Miles. It was heart wrenching yet interesting to see Nathan return from the war so drastically different to how he left. Nathan is also keeping a secret in addition to his experiences at war and I was very interested to see what that happened to be and what that means for Vivi & Miles. I was rooting for them throughout the story and hoping they got their happy ending and I think readers will as well.

A wonderfully engaging WWII historical fiction read. The book centres around Vivi (Vivienne) an American heiress who has travelled, at the age of 18, to London with her parents. Vivi meets Nathan an officer in the Royal Navy. A whirlwind romance sees them marry and Vivi moves into Nathan’s family home with his parents while Nathan is called up.
There is a lot of emotional trauma throughout the book and I couldn’t put it down till I found out what happened in the end.
It is a heartbreaking story of family, trust, love, betrayal, forgiveness and hope.

What to say about this book. The story was good. But it felt a little bit rushed and for me it left out parts I really wanted to know more about. I liked that it was about love conquers all. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

The Officer's Wife is a very intriguing World War Two historical fiction. I liked how it was divided into three books by a expansion of time. It made it a little easier to read by having a time reference.

Vivi and Nathan meet at the start of the war. Vivi and her family are in England for her father to complete some business with Nathan's dad giving a different perspective than most of the books I read. The authors gives glimpses of how it would have been to be an American female in England.
In the darkness of war, courtships were conducted through letters. Couples were rushing into marriage.

Vivi and Nathan's life together was nothing I could have imagined. They experienced so much. Things only talked about in hushed voices around the dinner table became reality. Chapter after chapter brought more challenges to their relationship and those around them.

I am not sure I could be anything like Vivi. She looses so much but holds her head up high. She is the epitome of posters on walls, "Keep Calm and Carry On". Even after the war, her strength, her money, her actions are what keep Nathan's family moving forward.

I liked this book but it just felt rushed and out of order. The story line was there but the time jumps were hard to keep track of. I would have liked book one to be about Elise, Book 2 Vivi and Book 3 Bella. I don’t think we needed to jump between perspectives so much it would have been better to really get to know each characters story as opposed to bits of their lives here and there.

Every once in awhile, a book comes along that will stay with you long after you have turned the last page. That is exactly what The Officer's Wife by Catherine Law will do its readers, This book was the true definition of unputdownable. The characters were very intriguing, the plot was addictive, and I had a constant yearning to keep turning the page because I wanted to see how the book would end.

The main character is Vivienne, Vivi for short, and the story begins when she is eighteen and meets Nathan, an officer in the Royal Navy at the beginning of WW2. They go on one date and they marry quickly. Vivi finds out quickly this man she marries not only carries both the mental and physical scars of Dunkirk, but there is a secret he is keeping from her that has the potential to turn her world upside down. The story spans over eighteen years of love, loss, grief, sorrow, betrayal, forgiveness, war and peace.

Not only was the author excellent at building these characters and telling their stories, but the author truly excelled at making the reader feel the emotions of the characters. Their happiness, their sadness, their pain and sorrows, and the highs and lows. It truly was a beautiful novel.

The Officer’s Wife is set in England during era of World War II, but the actual story starts at a beach much earlier..
It’s a story of love, honor, betrayal, cultural differences, and the wondrous amazing grace of forgiveness.
We should see this on the big screen.

A sweet and heartbreaking story of a family that faced emotional ups and downs during the WWII and the late fifties. The hardships of the war and adjusting to the new postwar world aren’t as important to the story as the family drama.

I am not totally sure what to say about this book. It was good but I do not seeing it being one I will read again.
The atory was good but the author wrote in such a way that it felt like things were left out and it felt completely rushed.
The characters were likable but were not as developed as they could have been.
This story could have been so much more but fell flat.

Thank you NetGalley for this book. This review is entirely my own.