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History tells us that after the first world war, there were a lot of young single women who were...
As someone who is interested in historical reading and especially war fiction, this book had me...
As someone who works in a primary school, currently teaching details of World War, I am very...
Not really my genre but I would give it ago as the front cover looks really well represented and...
This seems like a pretty cute story! I think it might be a really nice read. This is d finitely a...
The idea of focusing on how war affects those left behind is a good premise. Looking at how those...
I really enjoyed reading this first impression of The Surplus Girls. I loved the front cover and...
I love a wartime novel and this feels like it would be a heart-warming read. Reassuring to know...
I have never heard the term "Surplus girl before but Belinda is one of them. Her life is...
We're using to thinking of the Roaring '20s as a glamorous time, but this book looks at them in...
This book looks like a really fab story, straight away u can see the facts about life after the...
I thought the story was both moving and well written. Following the story of Belinda set in...
I love historical novels, particularly those based around wartime. I think it’s hard for us to...
What an interesting "first look"! This book gave me a very good "first impression" of it and i...
I like a historical book and sagas so looking forward to reading this. A sad situation but seems...
A compelling and interesting read. Learning about the era as well as the characters and how they...
This doesn’t really look like my type of thing. I don’t really like to read stories about the war...
Whilst I love books about history, this doesn’t seem like my type of book from the first...
Only a few pages in and this book sounds really good. I love books with a historical link as it...
What a sad situation! Widowed before you even get married. Then being ‘surplus’ to...
This books looks really good. A proper saga to get stuck into now it's winter time. The...
Beautiful and nice cover Looking forward to read this book. ...
A tender and sentimental situation but one with some harsh realities for Belinda. The...
This book is not the kind of thing I would normally read but I'm sure that, within its genre, it...
I like to read this type of genre, Historical Fiction. I was looking forward for the First...
There is lots of detail in the opening of the story. Characters are introduced and you get a real...
Not normally the type of book that draws me in...but... Those dulcet Northern tones have...
A woman trying to come to terms with loss in a determination to 'move on'. It sounds like a...
From the cover I can see myself buying this for my mum. She loves a good historical war novel. I...
I really do hope this is the start of a new series. The preview of this book was a great...
This is not really the kind of book I read nor am I usually interested in books along these kind...
This novel sounds like it could be a nice easy reading book. I have read some books similar to...
This type of historical fiction is generally not my go to genre so I didn't really think this...
Well this isn’t my normal go to genre. Most books I’ve read set in the 20s are very much roaring...
I had never heard the terms surplus girl before but it is an intriguing image of women left...
Loving Belinda she seems like she will be a strong willed character whose story I can’t wait to...
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