This was a great continuation of the Ration Book series, shame it’s a last one as it would have been great to see what the family get up to after the war. This book features the story of Queenie, the family matriarch, both in London at the end of the war and back home in Ireland in the late 1800’s as well as continuing on with the lives of the rest of the family. Although some family members had already guessed Queenie’s secret it was fascinating to see young Queenie’s life and how her love for Patrick Mahon and hopes of marriage were thwarted by his family. In 1945 the family are still struggling with the effects of war but you can see hope for the future and change in the air. There was still fantastic camaraderie in this and Patrick’s sister Nora was quite a harridan! Overall this series has tracked events and the effects of the war on the day to day lives really well and kept a great positivity going despite the hardships and devastation of the times but sadly all good things must come to and end.