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The Liberty Scarf by Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, Rachel McMillan
4.0
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Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for the digital copy of this audiobook; I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The Liberty Scarf is three stories in one that are interrelated. Written by three different authors, this book explores the life of three women towards the end of World War One, who are all connected by the same Liberty of London scarf. There’s Iris, the scarf maker, Genevieve, a telephone operator who enlists in the US Army Signal Corps, and Clara, a nurse in Belgium.
While I did enjoy all three of the stories, it is Genevieve’s that shines. She’s a French-Canadian immigrant living in America, whose boyfriend has tried to erase all parts of her “otherness” because the community they’re in isn’t friendly to Canadians. Because she’s bi-lingual, she becomes a telephone operator who meets a French pilot on her way to her assignment who makes her question her relationship with her boyfriend.
Iris and Clara’s stories were good, too. I did think that the ending, with the three women meeting after the end of the war, was nicely done, and wrapped up the story well. I liked the narrators: Ann Marie Gideon, Gary Furlong, Caroline Hewitt, and lastly, Saskia Maarleveld, who has become one of my favorites to listen to. I would give this book four out of five stars.
Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for the digital copy of this audiobook; I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The Liberty Scarf is three stories in one that are interrelated. Written by three different authors, this book explores the life of three women towards the end of World War One, who are all connected by the same Liberty of London scarf. There’s Iris, the scarf maker, Genevieve, a telephone operator who enlists in the US Army Signal Corps, and Clara, a nurse in Belgium.
While I did enjoy all three of the stories, it is Genevieve’s that shines. She’s a French-Canadian immigrant living in America, whose boyfriend has tried to erase all parts of her “otherness” because the community they’re in isn’t friendly to Canadians. Because she’s bi-lingual, she becomes a telephone operator who meets a French pilot on her way to her assignment who makes her question her relationship with her boyfriend.
Iris and Clara’s stories were good, too. I did think that the ending, with the three women meeting after the end of the war, was nicely done, and wrapped up the story well. I liked the narrators: Ann Marie Gideon, Gary Furlong, Caroline Hewitt, and lastly, Saskia Maarleveld, who has become one of my favorites to listen to. I would give this book four out of five stars.