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A review by sydyoungstories
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
4.0
I really liked this- more of a 4.5 for me so as I brew on it maybe I'll bump it up. Not perfect because - gasp- you have to wait for it.
Ok here is the real review, via audio book. The Narrator was awesome. Some of the day to day life was more like Middlemarch than a modern book but that is ok when you trust an author, and I totally do here. I adored her first book so kept telling myself to be patient because I knew the story would really grab hold.
English village life, perfect summer, orphaned woman struggles to make it without the trust fun and its demands, two handsome cousins, their loving imperfect Aunt and we know WWI is coming.
Is this Downton Abbey? Not near so posh. Birdsong? Not near so heavy but a bit. Middlemarch? Yes but for WWI.
A bit too detailed in places but very active voice-you will be able to picture everything that unfolds and that is A++ in my book. So if you are a patient person and love a good old fashioned English love / Carry On story, this book is for you.
Ok here is the real review, via audio book. The Narrator was awesome. Some of the day to day life was more like Middlemarch than a modern book but that is ok when you trust an author, and I totally do here. I adored her first book so kept telling myself to be patient because I knew the story would really grab hold.
English village life, perfect summer, orphaned woman struggles to make it without the trust fun and its demands, two handsome cousins, their loving imperfect Aunt and we know WWI is coming.
Is this Downton Abbey? Not near so posh. Birdsong? Not near so heavy but a bit. Middlemarch? Yes but for WWI.
A bit too detailed in places but very active voice-you will be able to picture everything that unfolds and that is A++ in my book. So if you are a patient person and love a good old fashioned English love / Carry On story, this book is for you.