This book was good. It talked about the ima0ct of war on family loyalties, philosophies, love lost and gained. The ravages of war are rather explicitly discussed in this book.

I would have liked it better if it had been more character focused, but overall was not too bad a read.

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Thank you to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for the arc of this amazing yet poignant book.
1937. On the eve of her debutante season in London, Lucia Blake rebels against her domineering father and his fascist politics and runs away to France. Breaking the promise to always look after her, she leaves behind her adored younger sister, Della.
Graham writes a compelling book about the hardships and utter heartbreak of war, the impact on families and one woman's quest to touch back with the sister she left behind and to try to save a young German child in London during the endless WW2.
It's heartbreaking at times and harrowing, the way Graham tells the story transports you into the lives of the characters. Her depth is incredible and you feel every emotion of Lucia, her sister and young Effie.
There's a definite connection with these three women.
Ioved how the story was set in the past and these women's lives at the start of 2000.
I'm so taken with the author's writing, that I'm going to read more of her work.
Kerry Kennedy Author

What can i say apart from, excellent, this book has it all. It is beautifully written, the narrative lingering long to reflect upon. Im usually not a fan of novels describing war but this quashed every reserve i usually have. Very believable and heart wrenching.

As a history major, with a love for a great love story, this book just had it all! It was absolutely beautifully written. It pulled all the heartstrings. I absolutely loved the main characters.

This book was okay. I think it went a little bit too heavily on the war and that made it boring and drag on to me. I think the characters were not well developed so I was kinda annoyed while reading about them instead of rooting for them and hoping things go their way. Overall I was not a big fan of the book

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!

When given the opportunity to read an ARC of Eliza Graham's newest book, I didn't hesitate to download it, having loved her last two books. I didn't even read the synopsis first.

Reading this one was like working on a complicated jigsaw puzzle. You quickly put the edges together then look carefully for clues in the many pieces to slowly fit together. In the first pages, we meet three older women as they get together on January 1, 2000. There's a box with items from their childhood for them to look through which seem predictably mundane...treasured toys, favorite books but then, carefully preserved is a black uniform jacket belonging to their father in the 1930s. It's the uniform of the British Union of Fascists. Wait, what? That's the first of many puzzle pieces that don't seem to fit together. The story weaves together the shocking story of the fascist leanings and antisemitism of the British aristocracy with its lasting effects on their lives. The descriptions of the Blitz in London are some of the most horrific I've ever read. Page by page, the puzzle pieces of these women's lives during World War II came together. But, nearly at the end, I thought a piece had been lost. No worries, Eliza Graham put the final piece in place. This book is beautifully written and relevant in today's political climate. I highly recommend it but suggest you have a box of tissues handy.

This was a beautifully done historical fiction novel, it had that element that I was looking for and uses that historical period in a way that worked overall. The characters were everything that I wanted and glad I was able to read this. Eliza Graham wrote this perfectly and can’t wait for more.