A Girls' Guide to Winning the War
Annie Lyons
Reviewed by Helen
This is a beautiful story, showing strength and courage during World War 2, Peggy Sparks is a librarian, living with her grandmother, Emily, mother Alice, sister in law Flo and niece Nancy and nephew Charlie and she knows how important books can be and when she gets the chance to do everything she can to get her twin brother, Joe safely home from the war she takes it and goes forth, taking up a position in The Ministry of Information, here she grows in so many ways making friends and making a difference.
She starts working under Lady Marigold Cecily, who is so very different from Peggy, but soon they are fast friends and when some of Peggy’s work is published things start to move, more books are published to help the people of Britain keep informed, but of course things don’t always run smoothly and Peggy and Marigold are up against a very male dominated workplace and world, but they never give up through heartache, pain, loss they keep pushing to get their works published to show how woman are so important to the war effort.
This is a story that involves friendship, love, strength and sheer determination to get things done, to help the men get home from the frontline and I loved it, there were tears and smiles along the way, it is witty and the characters are the best, it is a story that I highly recommend to any lover of a good historical story, it is not to be missed.
My thanks to Netalley and Hachette AU for my copy to read and review.
She starts working under Lady Marigold Cecily, who is so very different from Peggy, but soon they are fast friends and when some of Peggy’s work is published things start to move, more books are published to help the people of Britain keep informed, but of course things don’t always run smoothly and Peggy and Marigold are up against a very male dominated workplace and world, but they never give up through heartache, pain, loss they keep pushing to get their works published to show how woman are so important to the war effort.
This is a story that involves friendship, love, strength and sheer determination to get things done, to help the men get home from the frontline and I loved it, there were tears and smiles along the way, it is witty and the characters are the best, it is a story that I highly recommend to any lover of a good historical story, it is not to be missed.
My thanks to Netalley and Hachette AU for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
July 25, 2024 Hachette AU
