leighgoodmark 's review for:

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
4.0

4.5 stars. Just the type of book I think of when I think of a "traditional" British novel, and I mean that in the best possible way. Richly drawn characters, and if the plot is a little predictable and a little maudlin, it's also easy to get swept away in-and what more do you want?