I enjoyed Spare Brides by Adele Parks which is set in early 1920s England. World War I is finally over and those left behind try to go on living as best they can. There is an abundance of women after the War and there are not enough men to match them. There are four main characters who are well off friends - Lydia, well married; Beatrice, rapidly heading for "old maid" status; Sarah, widowed by the War and Ava, a beautiful wealthy woman who relishes her single status. The main story is the passionate illicit love affair between Lydia and a very attractive Edgar Trent, an NCO in the Army. For the women it is about status and honour as their class struggles to cope with the "new world order" while those in the lower classes fight to better themselves. It is a good love story, bit "chick lit" so took a while to get in to it and enjoy it. 4/5Sunday, February 22, 2015
Spare Brides
I enjoyed Spare Brides by Adele Parks which is set in early 1920s England. World War I is finally over and those left behind try to go on living as best they can. There is an abundance of women after the War and there are not enough men to match them. There are four main characters who are well off friends - Lydia, well married; Beatrice, rapidly heading for "old maid" status; Sarah, widowed by the War and Ava, a beautiful wealthy woman who relishes her single status. The main story is the passionate illicit love affair between Lydia and a very attractive Edgar Trent, an NCO in the Army. For the women it is about status and honour as their class struggles to cope with the "new world order" while those in the lower classes fight to better themselves. It is a good love story, bit "chick lit" so took a while to get in to it and enjoy it. 4/5
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