War Brides

I very much enjoyed War Brides by Helen Bryan which is set in a village in England during World War II.  Five women from diverse backgrounds become friends as they do their best to cope with and survive the War.  One, from America, tricks a British naval officer in to marrying her; another in the village is bereft, being the fiancee of said naval officer; another from a wealthy family who stubbornly refuses to conform; another a Jewish newlywed who escaped Austria just before the War broke out; another from a poor area in London is sent in to the country to escape the bombing.  We get to know these characters well due to the research by the author.  At the time this story was set there were known to be Nazi collaborators in England, particularly on the south coast where they would tell the Luftwaffe if it was a good night for a bombing raid.  There were a couple of times when I found the story a bit incredible, but overall I did enjoy it. 4/5