They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across the seas. And when their nation asked, they answered the call as well. Virginia longs to find a purpose beyond others’ expectations. Helen is driven by a loneliness money can’t fulfill. Rosa is desperate to flee her in-laws’ rules. Jean hopes to prove herself in a man’s world. Under the storm … clouds of destruction that threaten America during the early 1940s, this unlikely gathering of women will experience life in sometimes starling new ways as their beliefs are challenged and they struggle toward a new understanding of what love and sacrifice truly mean.
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I absolutely LOVED this home front WWII novel. I cared about each of the four women who worked at the shipyard. Their lives were each very different, and yet I felt a part of the friendship that developed between them.
I wrote a novel (The Victory Club, 2005/2019) about four women friends who worked as civilians on an air base during one year of …
I felt like the characters became my companions they were so real.
This book is fastread and the characters are great. It sweeps you up in the lives of the women right until the end.
Everything Lynn Austin writes is a home run!
This was the first Lynn Austin book I ever read…but certainly was not and will not be the last.
Lynn Austin pulls you into the lives of these four women and they become friends. I did not want the book to end! Definitely one of her best.
Loved this WWII book about women’s roles in winning the war! Really enjoyed and found hard to put down!
This was a wonderful book. The characters were exceptional. I enjoyed being drawn into the life of the 1940’s and the war years. I was born after my father returned after the war, so I loved reading how women and families got through that trying time. The author did a fantastic job of developing her characters and the relationships between …
This book was facinating! I really enjoyed that there were four stories being developed simultaneously and that it was developed during the war and when women had to step in to contribute to the economy. The stories lines were interesting, made me laugh, happy, sad and made me cry as well. I couldn’t put the book down. I think Mrs. Austin is an …
Lynn Austin’s books are always winner’s. She obviously researches her subject matter. She develops lovable characters, that when faced with challenges ultimately surprises the reader. Very entertaining.
One of the first Lynn Austin books I listened to. She became an instant favorite. I like to read about the 1940s. So many women making life changing choices. Great characters and plot.
A over view of a tuff time in our country. I found the characters interesting
Absolutely loved it!
Lynn Austin always delivers and this is no exception. Informative of the era.
Good, easy read but not great literature.
I love Lynn Austin!! She never writes a bad book!!!
Love this book! It is my second time through it. The characters are well-developed. Because they are so very different from each other, it makes reading about each one’s story very interesting, and you never get bored. I highly recommend this book!
LOVE to read Lynn Austin. Great historical, women stories.
Lynn Austin is one of the best Christian fiction writers I’ve read. I’ve never been disappointed in any of her books!
This was one of the best books in Christisn historical fiction that I have read! Loved it!