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Today, we’re catering to the Historical Fiction fans among you (*raises hand*) with a moving tale that takes place across generations, and will steal moments from your day as you get lost between the pages in the best way possible. Ladies and gents, without further ado, let’s break the spine...or rather, flick the epage on today’s blog tour guest and ebook of choice...
Love in a Time of War
by
Adrienne Chinn
One More Chapter | Harper Collins
About the book...
Three sisters
The Great War
The end of innocence…
In 1913, in a quiet corner of London, the three Fry sisters are coming of age, dreaming of all the possibilities the bright future offers. But when war erupts their innocence is shattered and a new era of uncertainty begins.
Cecelia loves Max but his soldier’s uniform is German, not British, and suddenly the one man she loves is the one man she can’t have.
Jessie enlists in the army as a nurse and finally finds the adventure she’s craved when she’s sent to Gallipoli and Egypt, but it comes with an unimaginable cost.
Etta elopes to Capri with her Italian love, Carlo, but though her growing bump is real, her marriage certificate is a lie.
As the three sisters embark on journeys they never could have imagined, their mother Christina worries about the harsh new realities they face, and what their exposure to the wider world means for the secrets she’s been keeping…
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This is a not a story for the faint of heart.
This is a not a story for someone looking for a flash in the pan sort of tale.
This is a story for the dedicated reader. The reader who loves nothing more than getting lost between the pages, pouring over someone else’s lives, experiencing their greatest joys and sorrows, traversing the world both in time and place...while never leaving the comfort of your favorite reading spot.
The story of the Fry sisters is intense, taking us from their mother’s eventful past to present day for them all, as war breaks out across their homelands. Each sister will follow her own path, much like their mother before them, but they all do it with a shared inner strength and conviction for what they believe in...including their feelings towards love. Their mother, Christina, is understandably jaded by life, but only learns the true meaning of the word, and feelings associated to it, once it’s too late to be shared. Etta follows her artistic desires and holds close to her heart tragic truths best shared, all in the name of love, and being loved, though it seems belief in a thing, or in love, even that which seems fated, can pull through. Jessie comes to terms with her own colored prejudices just in the nick of time, but her path towards a fulfilling future was no less littered with obstacles. Celie was perhaps the one I felt for the most, not only because there were so many things kept from her, but her ending, her story rather, while pleasant, still broke my heart. I’d feel wrong if I left our Gerald, their father. He was such a kind-hearted man, and only wanted what was best for his girls. It was clear that his heart beat, his essence beat within each of them, come what may.
All in all, the Fry sisters were a remarkable trio, as were their parents, fellas, and friends made along the way. There is nary a soul not worth mentioning, but that would remove some of the beauty for all of you with their introductions, so I’ll leave you to discover the rest on your own. Suffice it to say when I found out it was the beginning of a saga, I was rather pleased, and more than happy to leave a spot on my wish list for whenever that title becomes known.
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About the author...
Adrienne Chinn was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, grew up in Quebec, and eventually made her way to London, England after a career as a journalist. In England she worked as a TV and film researcher before embarking on a career as an interior designer, lecturer, and writer. When not up a ladder or at the computer writing, she often can be found rummaging through flea markets or haggling in the Marrakech souk. Her second novel, The English Wife -- a timeslip story set in World War II England and contemporary Newfoundland -- was published in June 2020 and has become an international bestseller. Her debut novel, The Lost Letter from Morocco, was published by Avon Books UK in 2019. Her latest novel, Love in a Time of War, set during WWI, is the first in a series of three books based around the changing lives of three English sisters and their half-Italian mother, with a timeslip to 1890s Capri and London.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
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