A review by balisally
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

3.0

Although initially impatient with the book, and deducing one part was entirely predictable, nevertheless the pace picks up towards the end. The ending is poignant and as with all WW1 novels, heartbreaking in places. Beatrice is a bit of a prickly character, but I cannot imagine having to beg for £10 of my own money in a time when women were thought to be unable to manage their own finances.