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for The Lost English Girl
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Carol P. (Leland, NC)
World War 2 Evacuations
The Lost English Girl was a detailed recap of Operation Pied Piper which followed the evacuation of children in WWII. The author focused on one family and we follow four year old Maggie to the countryside from Liverpool moving in with the Thompson family in 1939. I enjoyed the book as the author in addition to opening my eyes to the impact to families of children who were evacuated, added many challenges to Maggie's family life focusing on her parents Viv and Joshua. The story tied in the bombings in Liverpool, Viv's struggle to find a job, Joshua's experience in the RAF, and the overall dynamics of family during the war years. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy WWII history and learning more about the impact of the war on everyday British families in the 1940's.
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Melinda J. (East Hampton, CT)
Lost English Girl Review
A historical fiction which addresses sending children from cities like London and Liverpool to the country for safety to be away from German bombing during WWII. Liv becomes pregnant after only two dates with Joshua. Liv's family is Catholic, and Joshua's is Jewish. There are many characters to dislike in this book, but perhaps the worst is Liv's mother. Her family offers Joshua money so he can go to America to pursue his love of playing the Saxophone. Liv is left on her own to live in her parents' house. They have always considered her less than her sister Kate. Liv gets a job delivering posts after her daughter Maggie is sent to the country. She tries to visit Maggie, but the family harboring her aren't encouraging. They dress Maggie in fancy clothes, give her toys and horse lessons. The nicest people in the book are Joshua's parents who Liv meets when they are on her postal route. The story is good enough; however I was frustrated with so many characters just not being kind or smart. There is a mystery when Maggie is presumed dead and that kept me going to the end. I've read two other books by this author and will continue to read her books.
I received this book as are ARC from BookBrowse.
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Amy W. (Annapolis, MD)
Easy read
I did enjoy this book. I read it in a weekend, it was light and the subject matter was interesting. The reason I did not give 4 stars is because I didn't really feel there was a ton of depth to the characters. The story was engaging and I wanted to find out what happened but I felt it was a bit predictable. I don't want to give away the ending but I found it a little hard to believe.
