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This is a great debut novel. This is about love, loss and relationships. The characters are well developed. The storyline is done so well

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Another really enjoyable read, each page transporting me to another time and place. Wonderful writing and a feel good storyline.

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A lovely follow up book. Set in the WWII era. Millie works in a new department in the Depot and doesn’t get to see her friends so often. She becomes interested in the suffragette meetings. It’s very informative about the movement and the type of people it attracts. Her friendships are tested a little but true friendships rides over problems and draws them closer. A wonderful read with a festive feel.

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Second in the series featuring the Post Office girls during World War One. Friendships,romances and loyalties are all out to the test in this wartime drama.

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I really enjoyed the first book in this series so was happy to receive an advance copy of the second.
This time we focus as Milly as she tries to find her place in the new world of Britain in World War 1. She gets further involved in the suffragette movement and worries about her place at the depot, is her job accurately accurately are her friends true
Despite her protestations that she doesn't want a man she meets Jack amd may change her mind. She has to decide what she really wants and who she can trust. A good read

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The sequel to The Post Office Girls does not disappoint, it is every bit as good as the first one. The girls are back, still working hard at their various jobs, but there’s trouble ahead…. Will they overcome their struggles? Loyal friends stick together, and it all comes good in the end. Hope there will be another in this series!

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After enjoying the first Post Office book I looked forward to catching up with Liza, Nora and Milly again. This time the girls have a few bumps in the friendship road as they all are busy awaiting a Royal visit to the depot and also Christmas getting closer. It’s nice to follow how the women coped back home during World War 1 and also how the suffragette movement was going about getting rights for women. This was another great read and I hope it’s not the end of the Post Office girls yet.

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Really enjoyed this book, could not put it down. Will definitely read more by this author. .

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I was thrilled to see that this book was available. It is the second book in the series and though it followed on from the first, it would be possible to read it as a standalone book.

It was, again, interesting to read about the Post Office and the work that was done in Regents Park in WW1. It was also interesting to read about the world of women and Suffragettes and how the War had affected their cause.

I don't want to spoil the storyline or the outcome for those yet to embark on the series but safe to say I am looking forward to the next book in the series

Thank you to all involved in my being able to have the chance to read this book

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What a delightfully informative book! In this the 2nd of the Post Office girls we rejoin Nora, Liza and Milly as they go about their lives. We mainly focus on Milly as she works through the different departments, giving great insight to the complex workings of each.
We meet up with Milly’s family as they deals with daily trials and illness. Milly still goes to the Elf’s meetings where she connects with Elsie and Hilda, will she be lead astray, obstacle put in her path? Loved it. I do hope there will be a 3rd to follow Nora’s story.

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This is yet again a wonderful story that transports you back in time to WW1.

It gives a great feeling of how life was back during this time and how attitudes were to women.

I felt as though I was actually living in the time with great characters.

I really cannot praise this story more..

Will certainly read more in this series.

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WW1 with the girls who work in the PO. One character is moved and things start to go very wrong, can her friends save her and can they all get back together again. Rating 5 stars. Very good read and well worth it.

Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for this e ARC

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This is a wonderful saga set in the World War 1 era in London. Although it is book 2 of a trilogy it can easily be read as a standalone. Again we step into the world of three friends Milly, Liza and Nora who work in the Post Office sorting department and we are taught much about life at that time and what an important role the P.O. had in getting mail and parcels to the men on the front line . Milly is the lead character in this book and we laugh, cry and grieve along with her as she faces so many ups and downs, not least of all some problems within her friendship with her two best friends. Feeling lonely and rejected she becomes friendly with two new women who have quite an impact on her life and it's not immediately evident whether that is for the good or the bad. I learned a lot about the Suffragette movement which Milly is a part of and some of the dreadful practices that existed at the time whereby women were deprived of money and allowances which led to their families being penniless. through no fault of their own in many cases. The author is to be commended on her extensive research whilst writing this book which was quite an eye opener in many ways. Molly can be headstrong, sometimes naive but always relatable and I loved her character. Also very engaging was the young and injured ex soldier who comes into her life. This is another lovely follow up book to the author's first in this Post Office series and left me eager to read the next one. My thanks to Netgalley for a pre-release copy in exchange for my honest review.

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An interesting, happy story! I enjoyed very much the historical period in which the book is written. I found fascinating all the details on life during that devastating period and all the information on the suffragettes.

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This is book 2 in the post office girls saga by Poppy Cooper. It is based in 1915 and the 3 friends have new challenges whilst working in the postal service delivering letters to the troops and forwarding mail to the soldiers families.
Will they stay friends? And how will they cope with the challenges they face.?
Another excellent read.

Thanks to#NetGalley for the advance copy in return for an honest review.

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I was absolutely thrilled to see that book 2 was out in these series, especially as it’s a Christmas themed one too.
I just love the feel of this series and I’m so quickly thrown back in time as I imagine the setting so easily due to how well this author describes each scene, and even the clothing and the hairstyles of the female characters. I said this about Poppy Cooper’s first book, and I’ll say it again, that this book makes me want to go back in time just so I could hang out with Milly as she’s such a lovely character.
This storyline contains a great mix of what I love in a good story ….drama, happiness, sadness, romance and deep rooted female friendships… for me, it has a little bit of everything just in the right amount.
If you like a bit of light hearted Historical Fiction then I’d definitely recommend this series.

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4.5, rounding up to 5. Another wonderful read by Poppy Cooper. It was great to catch up with The Post Office Girls again. Having this book told from Millie's perspective had me hooked. I loved her. She came so far from the first book. her relationship with Jack brought a smile to my face. A real dramatic book in places and overall, left me wanting more. It's not the most festive book I've read though, not sure if it should be marketed as a Christmas read. I hope there is a follow up book focusing on Nora.

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I enjoyed the first in this series and worried whether I would like this as much but I did enjoy it.

It was lovely to have some of the same characters from the first book and learn more about them and how life has been treating them.

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Another great book from Poppy Cooper. A slow romance packed with the day to day little things that made up life during the war. An excellent exposée of the real grind of daily life in London for the people who were only a couple of streets away from being destitute and yet who have a longing for love.

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The Post Office Girls Book 2

1915. After the recent dramatic events at the Post Office's Home Depot, Milly Woods is looking forward to spending as much time as possible with her best friends Beth and Nora. With Christmas fast approaching, their job of getting millions of letters and parcels to the troops on the frontline is more important than ever. But when Milly is moved to a different department, she and the girls struggle to find time to spend together. Feeling more lonely, Milly finds company and common ground at her local Suffragette group - as well as catching the eye of a wounded ex-soldier at the Home Depot.

In this book, we focus on Milly Woods who is now working at the Home Depot. She meets new friends Hilda and Elsie who are members of the East London Federation of the suffragettes. Milly's family worry that she will be led astray. the women are all strong and likeable characters. The pace is steady in this well written book. I hope there's more books to come.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #HodderStoughton and the author #PoppyCooper for my ARC of #APostOfficeChristmas in exchange for an honest review.

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