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laurieb755 's review for:
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
by Martha Hall Kelly
From what I gather, this is not the first foray into historical fiction written by Martha Hall Kelly (https://marthahallkelly.com/). This story grabbed me for several reasons: My husband's family had a summer-turned-year-round home on Cape Cod to which they retired. The Cape is across the water from Martha's Vineyard, and our next door neighbors of 30 years retired to their summer-tuned-year-round home there. We've been to the Vineyard twice and stayed not far from where I believe this book took place (near where our friends live).
I am also a fan of reading books about World War II, so this story grabbed me both for geographic familiarity and historical interest. Martha Kelly has crafted an engaging story that pulled me in from the beginning and I was rooting for all of the members of the Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club, wanting their stories to pan out and have happy endings. (Yes, I am a romantic that way!) She was masterful in creating strong female characters, each with their own strengths and areas for growth. I particularly appreciated that, while the men definitely figure in this story, it was the women who were heroic, decisive and strong.
Of great interest was learning about the role of Martha's Vineyard in helping to prepare for the D-Day invasion. Martha Kelly elaborates on this on her website at https://marthahallkelly.com/blog/general/how-marthas-vineyard-prepared-soldiers-for-normandy/
The story is based on fact and imbued with history taken from the author's rich family history with the Vineyard. As for me being a romantic, did all of the women's stories have happy endings? That's for you to find out!
I am also a fan of reading books about World War II, so this story grabbed me both for geographic familiarity and historical interest. Martha Kelly has crafted an engaging story that pulled me in from the beginning and I was rooting for all of the members of the Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club, wanting their stories to pan out and have happy endings. (Yes, I am a romantic that way!) She was masterful in creating strong female characters, each with their own strengths and areas for growth. I particularly appreciated that, while the men definitely figure in this story, it was the women who were heroic, decisive and strong.
Of great interest was learning about the role of Martha's Vineyard in helping to prepare for the D-Day invasion. Martha Kelly elaborates on this on her website at https://marthahallkelly.com/blog/general/how-marthas-vineyard-prepared-soldiers-for-normandy/
The story is based on fact and imbued with history taken from the author's rich family history with the Vineyard. As for me being a romantic, did all of the women's stories have happy endings? That's for you to find out!