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May 01, 2017TheresaAJ rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This novel is an epistolary lover's dream as the plot is delivered through public notices, letters, and journal and diary entries in a 6-month time period. It's spring 1940 and the village of Chilbury is experiencing its first World War II funeral after the son and heir of the local Brigadier was blown up in a submarine attack. Although all the men have left for war, the ladies defy the local vicar and carry on as a female choir only. The author explores all the interactions and intertwining of the local residents from the seasonal hops picker to the local midwife to the Brigadier's terrified wife and children with the choir's musical selections reflecting their lives. As the war becomes a reality in the Kent district, the old social mores and modern war clash and change village life. This quick read begs for a sequel and could easily be made into a movie or PBS series.