This is my favorite book of the year, so far. I absolutely loved it and thought the author did a wonderful job wrapping up the series. I would highly recommend that readers read the entire series in order to fully appreciate it. As a huge fan of the books, I flew through this one, staying late to finish it. Once again, Pearce portrayed the time period beautifully. I felt like I had gone back in time, worrying about the servicemen, rationing, bombing and all the other stresses of wartime. The interrelationships of the characters made me love and admire each and every one of them. Although I will miss them, I look forward to Pearce’s next venture. In the meantime, I may go back and re-read the whole series, perhaps in audio form. Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read an advance copy of the book. I highly recommend it!

The fourth and final book in The Emmy Lake Chronicles series, and it’s a bittersweet goodbye to such a beloved series for me. If you know me at all, you know I don’t read many series. So to have eagerly followed this one over the years says a great deal. It’s a sweet and nostalgic look at the British home front in Blitz-era London and one spirited and gutsy young woman’s efforts to do her part for wartime women. I absolutely love it and recommend it highly.

I didn't realize this was the fourth and final book in a series, and probably would have enjoyed it a lot more had I read the other three first. That said, the author did a fairly decent job of including pertinent information here and there so that you could at least follow the story if you hadn't read the previous three, and the characters were relatable and likeable. Keep calm and carry on...exactly what these British ladies do as they navigate the war and all of the hardships it has brought. The author also does a great job of making the reader feel as though they are living these difficulties and triumps right alongside the other ladies, experiencing both their grief and joy as a reader-friend.