I am addicted to Glynis Peters booked. In The Orphan's Secret Library, the author's words transported me back to a region where my family lived during WW2. I walked along side characters as the sipped tea in Ipswich. I rode on buses trying to get from one small village to another. I pedaled the roads dodging the American trucks that were to large for the village roads. I finally got a realistic picture of some of the air bases that populated the region and how they affected the British subjects that lived near them.

My mother has shared stories of going to the library for her neighbors during the war. I thought I had at least an understanding of what this story might have been about. Boy, was I wrong!!!! Alice arrives in Billingford carrying the few books she was able to save from her grandmother's home after a bombing and not much else. She lucks out when Hilda, her late great-aunt's neighbor, sends her to her sister. Hettlie opens her home to Alice.

Alice finds herself taking over for Hilda as postie when she is injured. Alice soon finds herself pedaling the country roads not only delivering the post but books that the neighbors begin to share with one another at her suggestion. Not yet eighteen; Alice is leaving her mark.

Alice stumbles into a job working for the SOE thanks to her dedication delivering the post. She is soon running a little library that is so much more. What a thrilling life she has. I have never been so happy for a character as I am for Alice. If anyone deserves happiness and family, it is Alice.

Alice finds herself in a deep friendship with Blake, an American working on the planes. Trying to keep things from him creates a lot of drama. I really enjoyed reading about the struggles to keep secrets. Small villages have nosy people and they seemed to always want to know what was going on.

The Orphan's Secret Library illustrates how the little things can be very important. It was a reminder that even in war, people can find love and happiness. The story gave me great direction into researching the region during the war. I want to walk High Street again, now with a different percpective. I want to ride the bus to Mildenhall with new eyes, not searching for memories of my dad but memories of all those dedicated to destroying the Nazis.

Just loved this book and its characters, Alice was such a beautiful brave character and her love of books showed by carrying so many of them in a battered suitcase. After finding her grandmother and then losing her Alice takes to the road to walk to Norfolk to find her aunt, she finds no aunt but is taken in by two lovely sisters. This is where Alice’s story really begins, you need to read it to find out much more,
My thanks as always to NetGalley and to Publisher HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter | One More Chapter for the lovely enjoyable early read.

The love of books turns to espionage. Alice has lost nearly everything she owns through bombing. She moves to Billington, becomes the local postie and drops off library books for the frailer residents. Through this, she discovers a secret and becomes a librarian with a special mission. A lovely read about a compassionate and brave young woman.

This lovely story is based around a lovely character called Alice .it's a beautiful historical fiction story and all the characters drew me in to every page .
The beauty of how the love of books can help comes through every page. It was a lovely read .

What an inspirational book, apart from the enjoyment of reading it, I was reminded of other books/authors and even music!
Alice Carmichael has suffered so much loss for one so young, yet she manages to fight back, finding the courage to go on. It is this courage and her love of books that finds her an unlikely job offer.
Alice is helped along her journey by the kindness of others after she finds herself in Thorpe Abotts after a long walk only to discover it’s a wasted journey, or is it.

I loved this book, it made me smile, cry, happy, check out facts for myself, learn snippets about authors who used aliases for other books. I thought a clever idea to incorporate so many books/authors within the story
The only drawback was when it ended. Hopefully it won’t be too long till the author writes more.

This had that historical fiction element that I was looking for and enjoyed the concept of this. I thought everything worked with the characters and the time-period, it was everything that I wanted and enjoyed the overall feel of this. Glynis Peters was able to create a great atmosphere and I enjoyed the way the main character was written.

It took me a little while to get into this story but once I did I became so connected to the characters I couldn’t put it down.
The story centres around Alice who is placed in an orphanage when she was a young child. A grandmother was tracked down and Alice lived with her and was very happy. WWII hit and sadly Alice lost her grandmother in a bombing at 17 and she left the only home she had known in search of a great Aunt her grandmother had told her about.
Alice arrives in a lovely English village in Norfolk to find her Great Aunt has also died but she is taken in by a loving woman and Alice begins a new life. The village becomes family and Alice soon grows into a confident young woman. She finds herself involved in the war effort as a Special Operations member passing on vital secret information to ‘runners’ through her work as the village Librarian. Books are Alice’s solace so it is not a surprise to find her working with books and escaping into the storyline of what she is reading. At such a young age Alice endures more than most but she is a brave, strong, loyal trustworthy person.
This is a lovely story despite the sadness of losing those close to you. Alice and her adopted Aunts display a kindness and that there is also hope for the future.

Gorgeous book about the power of books and how it can change your life in the most unexpected ways. Beautiful historical novel. I loved every minute

I did love this book and thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC. Alice is a great character and one I warmed to immediately. The atmosphere of the book is authentic and the characters feel very real and genuine. A great story

Set in early WW2 Alice is only seventeen and an orphan ,her Grandmothers house was blown up by a bomb killing her ,so Alice decides to go to this little village in Norfolk where she is told a distant relative is living ,Here she finds love and being part of a Family she is also very brave and is involved with the War effort .Very atmospheric with some great characters ,such a lovely story .Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC.

Alice Carmichael is writing her own story. The war has taken everything and her stories will cherish and provide solace and escape. In this inspirational book the author a unique storyteller has put all her heart and soul to bring readers such an inspiring story. The orphans secret library in the darkness of war, light shines from the pages of a book. Absolutely beautiful. I loved it.