Felicity’s War is a poignant, dramatic and atmospheric wartime tale from the very gifted pen of the queen of the East End saga – Jean Fullerton.

1941 and the war shows no sign of winding down. London continues to be constantly assailed by the enemy’s bombs, but amidst all this turmoil, Fliss Carmichael finds herself weighed down by her own problems when she catches her fiancé cheating. Heartbroken and devastated, Fliss flees to her childhood home of St Winifred’s Rectory where is she reunited with her sister Prue and Jewish doctor, Hester Katz, who is sheltering there. Looking for distraction and a purpose, Fliss starts working as a journalist – and finds herself crossing swords with Detective Inspector Timothy Wallace.

Fliss and Timothy are like chalk and cheese. They have nothing in common and disagree on everything. However, they both have a passion for justice and helping out the underdog and this trait which they share soon has them realising that they might have more in common than they initially thought. As sparks ignite and the two of them begin to get closer, Fliss and Timothy’s friendship soon gives way to something far deeper than either one of them was expecting.

However, when the two of them find themselves in mortal danger, Fliss and Timothy wonder whether their love stands any chance of surviving against all the obstacles standing in their way – or whether a future for the two of them is completely out of the question.

Jean Fullerton’s Felicity’s War is a compelling saga from a master storyteller that brings wartime London to vivid life and transports the reader into a vividly described world full of danger, intrigue and romance. With characters that leap off the pages, Felicity’s War is a superbly written saga about resilience, courage and finding happiness with a resourceful heroine readers will root for and an honourable hero they will fall in love with.

Written straight from the heart, Felicity’s War is an emotional and hugely enjoyable saga from Jean Fullerton fans of the genre will love.

Great holday read. I had not realised it was the third is a series and every so often wondered if I should know something of a back story, but not enough to change the enjoyment. I loved the characters and enjoyed living alongside them for a few days.

Brilliant read loved the storyline and the characters and got drawn into the book quite quickly which is what I like most about new reads

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Felicity's War is the third book in the Stepney Girls series written by new-to-me author, Jean Fullerton.

Fliss, as she prefers to be known as, moves back to her parents' home after catching her fiancé cheating on her. She lands a job as a journalist at the local press, where she crosses paths with DI Tim Wallace. Sparks fly between the two whenever they are together.

Even though this is the third book, I didn't feel lost without reading the first two, but I'm definitely adding them to my to-be-read list! I admired how Fliss strives to embrace a more modern approach, contrasting with her opinionated, uptight, and stuck-up mother who is the proverbial pain in the a*s!

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The third book in The Stepney Girls series reads well as a standalone. The author weaves the necessary backstory into Felicity's story. It is enjoyable, and I hope to read the two previous books soon. Set in WW2 In East London, it evokes the community ethos and the ever-present sense of danger while exploring the best and worst of humanity through its characters. Fliss is a journalist and political activist. When her emotional life ends in heartbreak, she returns home to the Rectory and concentrates on her career and making a difference. DI Tim Wallace is the survivor of a hard upbringing; he is a talented detective with an insider knowledge of the East London way of life. After a serendipitous meeting with Fliss, their work lives become entwined, and they develop a friendship; their attraction is powerful, but do they want to see where it takes them? I like the relatable characters that I immediately invested in. The historical detail evokes the place and time, bringing the people, places and events to vibrant life. The story is well-paced, with family drama, life in wartime London and gentle romance layered into it. It is an absorbing read that you don't want to stop reading.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

This is the third book in the Stepney girls series and it’s again another really enjoyable read. This one can be read as a standalone as we are given plenty of background information throughout the book. Although the previous two books are great and well worth a read. Felicity’s War centres around Felicity Carmichael, she likes to be known as Fliss. After being betrayed in the worst possible way by Giles her fiance, she goes back to her family home to escape from what has happened. Determined to carry on with her career as a journalist she meets Timothy Wallace who is a Detective Inspector during the course of her journalism work. They seem to hit it off even though they have very different opinions about certain things. I really loved watching the friendship develop between them both and whether or not it progresses into something more you’ll just have to read this book to find out. As always with Jean Fullertons writing everything is researched in the greatest of details and written so well. The descriptions are so vivid as I was reading this book I felt like I was back there in 1941 and feeling the suffering of the war . I just love how strong the women are in this series and how they battle on in spite of everything.

This book opens with our heroine, Fliss, discovering that her fiancé is lower than low and having a fling with his secretary. Heartbroken, she flees to her parents' home with a bottle of gin for company. This short sequence sets the tone for the rest of the book as we learn more about Fliss’ upbringing in a Rectory and her allegiance to the upcoming Labour Party.
Fliss is certainly someone that I would be drawn to. Her failed engagement doesn’t define her, and her fierce independence is immediately evident to all. Despite her independence, she hasn’t given up on finding a man who will love her and not try to diminish her spark, but she knows it won’t be Detective Inspector Timothy Wallace. He embodies everything that she loathes about the establishment.
Against a backdrop of nightly air raids and racketeering, we learn more about the origins of her ideals and DI Wallace’s life choices. As the pair discover their shared views on racketeers targeting the food meant for the poorest families, they share differing views on their roles in tackling the problem. Meanwhile, we see their story arcs combine, and their viewpoints affect each other.
There’s a fabulous supporting cast, and I enjoyed learning more about women's real wartime experiences. Jean Fullerton has conducted extensive research that is immediately clear to the reader. I particularly empathised while comparing the differences between Tim’s mother and those of Fliss’. I’m sure that they would prefer a little of each to be shared. Perhaps for Tim’s mother to express herself a little and for Mrs Carmichael to keep her own counsel.
This is an immersive read, and I enjoyed getting to know the characters and their stories. If you like books in this genre, I’m sure you’ll love it. I did.

This is the third book in the are of the Stepney girls.It's London 1941 and London is being bombed.Felicity is the rector's daughters a journalist.She goes back to live at home after a fall out with Giles Felicity is a strong woman activist. This is another great book by Jean Fullerton. Thank you to Netgalley and Atlantic books.

This is the third book in a great series The Stepney Girls. As always Jeans books grab you from page one as you explore what is going on with each character. This book is mostly about Felicity Carmichael or Fliss as she prefers to be known. Living in sin with her boyfriend definitely didn’t go down well with her parents. Her father is the vicar in Stepney and her mother had hoped she would marry into the clergy but unfortunately as we found out in the last book this was never an option for Fliss. After returning home to the vicarage Fliss lands a job at a local newspaper. Her boss gives her stories like who knitted the most for the war effort but Fliss soon has other ideas about what type of articles she wants to write and it’s not long before she finds herself in trouble. Following the situations Fliss gets herself into makes for great reading

This is the third book in the Stepney Girls series but I seemed to have missed the second one somehow. The first book is about Prue and this one is Felicity's story, or Fliss as she is called. They are daughters of the local rector but two completely different characters. We do meet Prue again and I like when characters are carried over.
Fliss is a newspaper reporter and comes home when her life doesn't turn out as she expected. It's really the last place she wants to be as she and her mother don't see eye to eye. She sets about getting a job on a local paper and her investigations eventually lead her into big trouble. She is also constantly crossing swords with DI Tim Wallace.
The rectory is also home to some refugees and Dolly Lavender is still the housekeeper.
The girls mother is a pain and for a rector's wife she lacks real humanity.
I love this author's books. The people she writes about are real and hopping off the page. The nightly bombing of London is very well done as is the seedier side of life of the time. You can feel the hardship the ordinary everyday housewife was going through and I learned a lot about the price of food and under the counter food and how hard it was to keep body and soul together.
I took a star off because I did not like Fliss at all. She was over the top and constantly 'storming off' and throwing strops. She kept harping on about the 'proletariat' and the bourgeoisie and it got very annoying.
However, I look forward to the next in the series. If I'm reading it right, I think it'll be about Rob, their brother.
I highly recommend this author's books. Very well researched.

Many thanks to Atlantic Books and NetGalley for an early copy of this book.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I enjoyed this book, which was very well written.

Fliss returns home after her relationship ends. She has a great relationship with her sister, but ther mother doesn’t share the same views as her daughters.

It was lovely to see Fliss living her life on her terms and not having anyone make her decisions for her.

When she meets Tim, they don’t get on very well, but throughout the story they start to get to know one another as they work together to bring some people who are out to make hardworking people lose out to justice.

I recommend this book.

This book is very well written as a romance takes centre stage but doesn't steal all the limelight. Fliss and Tim's relationship doesn't start out great but it builds into something worth fighting for. The relationships between the characters are highlighted Fliss and her sister have a unbreakable bond whilst her mother to me was stuck up but I loved how Fliss doesn't let her dictate her life. Tim's relationship with his non verbal mother was so heartwarming it had me shedding a tear. When times get harder and Fliss and Tim unshed a crime they are in the fight of their lives. I enjoyed the moment when they realise that they are in love. A heartwarming read with lots of turmoil.

I have always loved Jean Fullerton's books. In this novel we return to the Carmichael family and follow Felicity from wronged lover to Labour Party activist to her growing attraction to the police inspector she first meets in a graveyard. I have to confess that the political aspects of the book did not appeal to me but they certainly show a different side to wartime life and the looting and racketeering that other wartime sagas tend to gloss over. The relationships are well written, from Fliss's run ins with her snooty mother to Tim's devotion to his own non verbal mentally scarred mum. And of course the romance takes centre stage and really makes the story work.

Well i have to say i have loved reading this book as the main character is such a strong young woman with strong views on life and how to live her own life. Being an independent woman Felicity goes against tradition and will not be a traditional wife to any man, when she returns home early from work one day she gets an awful shock and leaves only to be found sitting in a graveyard feeling hurt and very drunk. The man who comes across her is D I Timothy Wallace who takes her to a shelter for safety. This book is very entertaining and emotional but will take the reader on a wonderful journey.5*

It is 1941 and Fliss lives and works with Giles on the Workers Clarion newspaper and they are engaged to be married. Fliss works as a political reporter. When she returns home early one day she finds him inflagrante delicto with another woman from the paper. She ups sticks and returns home to her parents house- a manse- her father is a man of the cloth. Detective Timothy Wallace has a lot going on in this time of war, but notices Fliss after finding her drunk in the churchyard after she left Giles and took her to the safety of an air raid shelter. Fliss is determined to find work to support herself at the other local papers but ones who uphold her political beliefs. She sees Tim as sitting on the other side of the fence. Despite their differences there is a spark.

I enjoyed this, it's a different sort of read for me. There’s lots going on in the organised chaos of war time from differing angles which made for an interesting read. I liked Fliss and her steadfast determination in an age where women were only just beginning to hold their own due to the majority of men having gone off to war leaving the women to keep more than the home fires burning. This is a very well researched novel which shines through the pages putting the reader in the heart of things. A drama, some crime, a little romance, in fact a little of everything pretty much all rolled into one wonderful wartime story. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

In dark times, she's found a love worth fighting for.
1941 London.
Felicity Fliss Carmichael catches her fiance Giles Cuthbert Naylor and leaves him heading to her parents at St Winifred's Rectory, her sister Prue finds her with D.I. Timothy Wallace feeling worse for wear. Working for the Clarion newspaper she has a good job it's war time, and the blitz is effecting the full city of London, as workers lives are changed, men are away, the ladies are taking over.
Fliss and Tim form a special bond in the book will they ever make it as a couple only time will tell for them both.
A lot of research goes into the book as we learn a lot more of the work force down the London dockside and also the Metropolitan Police to give some fascinating insights that blends into the chapter.
A remarkable story that was well worth the read. 5 stars.

To say Felicity (Fliss) Carmichael leads an interesting life is an understatement. First she finds her man Giles in bed with another woman so she seeks comfort at her parents home, St Winifred’s Rectory. When she has an unlikely meeting with Detective Inspector Timothy Wallace little does she realise that she is going to see more of him. Fliss who reports for the Workers Clarion realises she needs to find a new job as she can no longer work alongside Giles. After a couple of no thank yous she gets an interview with Mr Longman at The Chronicle.
Being the only female reporter in the office she usually gets the safe jobs. When there is a some goods disappearing from the docks during air raids Fliss decides to look further herself as she is a staunch supporter of Housewife’s Defence League who rally against spivs and the black market, but is she out of her depth?

I loved that Felicity was such a strong independent woman who stood her ground for things she did/didn’t want.
There are some real villains who I could easily take a dislike to, main one being Harry Gunn. My favourite character was Fliss.
Lots of interesting facts throughout the story. Look forward to more by this author.

As usual Jean Fullerton has nailed it again with another fantastic read! Felicity’s War is a great book, following the story of felicity a vicars daughter who is a modern woman fighting against the system, a member of the Labour Party she will demonstrate for what she believes in. A chance meeting with DI Wallace weaves a wonderful story and a can’t put down book that you want to finish to find out how it ends but also want to savour. Absolutely worth the 5 stars and more ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Another 5 star book from Jean Fullerton. Felicity Carmichael isn’t your typical vicars daughter as she is Labour through and through and a reporter. Alongside the local Detective Tim they seek to rid the East End of criminals and racketeers. A thoroughly believable storyline and characters. Thanks to Jean and her publisher. Thanks also to NetGalley