Set in the midst of a war stricken London, Ida Brogan and her family are all united by a strong sense of family. Ida and her husband Jeremiah have been together for twenty five years and have brought up two boys and three girls together. After the loss of a baby boy ten years prior, Ida is devastated but carries on for her family. This book perfectly captures wartime Britain and the war effort carries out by men and women, as well as the general British spirit. .
When a secret from Jeremiah’s past turns up with a surprise for him, his marriage to dear wife Ida is threatened. This surprise is a ten year old son Michael, whose mother is Ida’s dying friend Ellen. As they are bound by their strong sense of family and looking out for each other, Ida- although with great difficulty- agrees to take Michael in. Their love transcends even the greatest problems they may face. .
My favourite character had to be Queenie, Jeremiah’s Irish elderly mother. Her humour was just incredible and her one liners were brilliant! .
I absolutely adored this book and it was nice to read a book set in wartime London, as my gran was a teenager living in London during the war and would often recount stories to me - so in a way I was reconnecting with her.
When a secret from Jeremiah’s past turns up with a surprise for him, his marriage to dear wife Ida is threatened. This surprise is a ten year old son Michael, whose mother is Ida’s dying friend Ellen. As they are bound by their strong sense of family and looking out for each other, Ida- although with great difficulty- agrees to take Michael in. Their love transcends even the greatest problems they may face. .
My favourite character had to be Queenie, Jeremiah’s Irish elderly mother. Her humour was just incredible and her one liners were brilliant! .
I absolutely adored this book and it was nice to read a book set in wartime London, as my gran was a teenager living in London during the war and would often recount stories to me - so in a way I was reconnecting with her.