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In Love and War

By: Liz Trenow
Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
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Summary

From the bestselling author of The Poppy Factory comes this moving story that brings together a group of women in ways they could never have imagined.

July, 1919. At the Hotel de la Paix in the small village of Hoppestadt, three women arrive at the end of the war, searching for traces of the men they have loved and lost to the battlefields of Ypres in Belgium.

Ruby is just twenty-one, a shy Englishwoman looking for the grave of her husband. Alice is only a little older but brimming with confidence; she has travelled all the way from America, convinced her brother is in fact still alive. Then there’s Martha, and her son Otto, who are not all they seem to be . . .

The three women in Liz Trenow’s In Love and War may have very different backgrounds, but they are united in their search for reconciliation: to resolve themselves to what the war took from them, but also to what life might still promise for the future . . .

 20th Century Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Military Romance Women's Fiction World War I War Mystery
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Critic reviews

The aftermath of war can be ferocious. This gentle and thoughtful story concentrates on the positives, without ignoring the destruction and pain of an epic conflict
Praise for The Silk Weaver: What a delicious read The Silk Weaver is. I was enchanted by this novel set in eighteenth-century Spitalfields; meticulously researched, richly detailed, the brilliantly structured story shimmered as the threads of silk wound through its pages. I devoured it in two days and was gripped from start to finish. The characters shine too and Anna is an absolute triumph. A fabulous book (Dinah Jefferies)
Emotional and uplifting
All stars
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I can’t believe I was listening to the same story as other reviewers - it was so slow and nothing really happened. The idea was good and the narration was excellent but I kept waiting and waiting………and waiting.

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Just finished listening to this great book on 11/112019. Very poignant reading, I felt I was sharing the characters journey with them. Wonderful author. I hope she keeps writing lots more books. Looking forward to listening to her next book. Thank you Liz.

Very poignant.

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