I loved thus latest instalment in Bobby Bancroft's story. Now well into the war, she and her fellow villagers are doing their best to carry on, despite the men being called up, food on ration, and evacuee children to care for. Bobby's journalistic and investigative skills serve her well as she fights against simply writing a women's page and gets her teeth into something far more important. A pantomime adds some light relief as she worries about her fiance Charlie, seemingly growing more distant, and her friend Topsy who just might be about to marry the wrong man. Plenty of detail make wartime life in the Dales feel very real, whether it's trudging through snow, planning on killing a hen for Christmas dinner, or much more serious matters regarding facial difigurement, homosexuality, or anti Jewish bullying. A bit of a surprise ending that makes me look forward very much to the next book!

Firstly thank you Netgalley for this Arc

Another brilliant book on this series
Family Saga, time and Christmas what more could you ask for