The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
By Jennifer Ryan
A charming novel, about the lives of the women left behind in a small English village during WWII, once all the men had gone off to fight. The narrative is told through the diary entries and letters of the various main characters in the story. From a dishonest midwife to a local nurse, from a 13-year old girl with a lovely singing voice to her older sister in love with the wrong man, their voices carry the story along. There's a bit of intrigue, a mystery, a baby swap, some gypsies, black market dealings, and a couple of love stories.
I guess you'd call it chick lit with a serious setting.
Apparently, women were encouraged to write journals during this time, in order to record the hardships and their experiences of war at home, and of course, letters were the main way of communication by the general public.
Rating: 4/5
Recommendation: Yes.
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