Publisher: One More Chapter, February 25th, 2022

Format: ebook

Pages: 490

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

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…

My Review:

Thank you One More Chapter for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: WW1 fiction
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The book follows three sisters and their experiences leading up to and during the First World War. Celie is part of the Suffragette movement and also is in love with a German professor. When the war starts, she is afraid she will never see Max again and is unable to contact him. Jessie trains to be a nurse and is sent to Egypt! Lastly, Etta is a young artist who elopes with a fellow artist and follows him to Italy. Their mother also has a secret past that we slowly get to unravel as readers.
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Lots of interconnecting parts as we get to experience the story from multiple perspectives, which I generally enjoy!
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CW: war, death, violence, minor sexual content, racism.