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A review by kathleenww
The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphreys
5.0
A lovely novel, about war and how it changes everyone, whether they are in the war or living on the home front. Helen Humphreys' prose is delightful. Her voice is clear and simple, yet include details that truly invoke the time and place. This is the story of four people and the effects of their war time experiences. Two of the people, both women, were home in England, and two o them are in a German prisoner of war camp filled with British soldiers.
This is not a lengthy novel, but Humphreys is able to fit all these stories into the confines of novel that is less than 300 pages. Each character has connections to the natural world around them that make huge differences in their outcomes, particularity with birds, but there are other animal and wildlife connections as well.
I enjoy World War Two fiction, and this was truly an outstanding book. I am so glad to have discovered a new author as well. I look forward to reading more of her books.
This is not a lengthy novel, but Humphreys is able to fit all these stories into the confines of novel that is less than 300 pages. Each character has connections to the natural world around them that make huge differences in their outcomes, particularity with birds, but there are other animal and wildlife connections as well.
I enjoy World War Two fiction, and this was truly an outstanding book. I am so glad to have discovered a new author as well. I look forward to reading more of her books.