The Women's Pages
Victoria Purman
Reviewed by Helen
This books starts on VP day in Sydney the end of the war in the pacific and the Sydney streets come alive with rejoicing, happiness and tears of joy, the men will be coming home those that survived but a lot of them will be different to what they were. Tilly Galloway is a journalist working for a Sydney newspaper and she has been covering the war but that is all about to change for Tilly.
Tilly has been put back on the women’s pages at the paper because the men are back and she really struggles with fashion and the exclusive parties she is better than that and is pushing to change this. Tilly is also waiting on news of her husband Archie a prisoner-of-war and as time goes by she is more convinced that he will not be coming home, but there is always hope. Tilly is taking in the changes and seeing the woman who stepped up to help during the war sent back to their homes and kitchens, life has changed so much for everyone.
Tilly is good friends with fellow journalist and war correspondent Georg Cooper and he is helping with the search for Archie, he also knows what a great journalist Tilly is and is there for her, encouraging her to keep going, Tilly’s father is a waterside worker and they are on strike and Tilly’s flat mate Mary is really struggling with her husband Bert who came home a totally different man after being in Changi Prison. Australia is changing everything is being turned upside down, but strength and courage will keep everyone going.
I loved this story from page one, I fell into the dancing in the street and didn’t want to put it down, I loved Tilly so much woman really had a hard time back in these days but Tilly showed strength to keep going and stand up for what she thought was right, this one is an emotional and poignant story one that I highly recommend, Victoria Purman is a fabulous author, it is beautifully written with so much love and caring, don’t miss this one.
Tilly has been put back on the women’s pages at the paper because the men are back and she really struggles with fashion and the exclusive parties she is better than that and is pushing to change this. Tilly is also waiting on news of her husband Archie a prisoner-of-war and as time goes by she is more convinced that he will not be coming home, but there is always hope. Tilly is taking in the changes and seeing the woman who stepped up to help during the war sent back to their homes and kitchens, life has changed so much for everyone.
Tilly is good friends with fellow journalist and war correspondent Georg Cooper and he is helping with the search for Archie, he also knows what a great journalist Tilly is and is there for her, encouraging her to keep going, Tilly’s father is a waterside worker and they are on strike and Tilly’s flat mate Mary is really struggling with her husband Bert who came home a totally different man after being in Changi Prison. Australia is changing everything is being turned upside down, but strength and courage will keep everyone going.
I loved this story from page one, I fell into the dancing in the street and didn’t want to put it down, I loved Tilly so much woman really had a hard time back in these days but Tilly showed strength to keep going and stand up for what she thought was right, this one is an emotional and poignant story one that I highly recommend, Victoria Purman is a fabulous author, it is beautifully written with so much love and caring, don’t miss this one.
5 stars
Published September 1st 2020 by HQ Fiction
