The Beantown Girls
Books | Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II
4.1
(225)
Jane Healey
1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She'll work in city hall, marry her fiancé when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when her fiancé is reported missing after being shot down in Germany, Fiona's long-held plans are shattered.
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Author
Jane Healey
Pages
512
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Published Date
2019-10
ISBN
1643583646 9781643583648
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"My grandma loved this one and so I read it. i found it intriguing because it was a part of history I didn't know that much about. I unfortunately didn't like the main character because she seemed way too naive that she would want to go to war to find her finance, it all seemed too unrealistic. I enjoyed the Christmas chapter a lot, especially when I saw at the end that it was true from diary entries from actual Red Cross Clubmobile girls along with the Battle of the Bulge. I really wanted to love this one but it just didn't do it for me."
"DNF…I mostly read this seeing as I was in Boston, but it doesn’t feel like the time or place for the story (which is really ironic, all things considered). I plan to revisit this because even though I only made it 5 chapters in, I enjoyed the camaraderie of the characters and the hidden history of the Red Cross during this time!"
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Allie Peduto