Do you like big fat books, the sort that tell a family saga and have you so immersed you are sorry to see it all end? This is the book for you. It's set in the time period before, during and then after World War II.
You'll read about Judith Dunbar who, at age 14, is left behind at a girl's school in Cornwall while Molly and Jess -her mother and little sister - depart for Singapore to join her father. With military familes there are often separations but I can not imagine not seeing one of my children for years while they finished school in another country.
This story takes you through Judith's younger years in England and her great friendship with the wealthy Carey-Lewis family. The hardships of war, the only son of this affluent family leaving for his military service and the traumas of this time period. There are happy times, revelations and tragedy - you are invested in each situation and get to know these people well.
The span of the book is 1938 through 1945.
If you're an Anglophile, you will love this book.
Sharing with Joy's Book Blog for British Isles Friday.
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