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A review by jacki_f
The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphreys
5.0
What an exquisite novel this is. It opens in 1940 when RAF officer James Hunter's plane crashes and he is taken to a German POW camp. There he passes his time studying a nest of birds in a nearby tree, his way of coping with the constant fear that the prisoners live with. Meanwhile back in England his new wife Rose is falling out of love with her husband and his sister Enid has also lost the love of her life in the Blitz.
All three of the main characters will have a hard time of it but by the book's end they have each found a way to process those difficult war years. The characters are beautifully developed and the ending moved me hugely.
All three of the main characters will have a hard time of it but by the book's end they have each found a way to process those difficult war years. The characters are beautifully developed and the ending moved me hugely.