The Chilbury Ladies' Choir

I very much enjoyed The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan which is set in an English village in 1940.  The men have gone to War, so the ladies form their own choir to help them get through those terrible times.  The story is well told with each main character contributing to the story in their own way - letters, journal, or diary.  There is not really a lot of singing happening, however, there is a lot going on in the village which makes an interesting story.  There is an upper-class bully who will stop at nothing to have a son and heir.  There is an officer billeted with a widow whose son is in the RAF.  The two daughters of the upper-class bully sing in the choir and they are very important to the story, particularly the elder daughter Venetia.  This was a great read. 5/5