THE MOTHER'S DAY VICTORY: the BRAND NEW uplifting wartime family saga (Women on the Home Front)

I have been a fan of Rosie’s work for a little while. I haven’t quite caught up with everything that she has written but I hope to get there one day soon. Last year, I had the good fortune to read ‘The Mother’s Day Club’ and I loved it. When I heard that Rosie was due to release another book in the series, I knew that I had to read it just as soon as I could. Well ladies and gents the wait is over because the second book in the ‘Women On The Home Front’ series was released in e-book and paperback format on 3rd March 2022. I adored reading ‘The Mother’s Day Victory’ but more about that in a bit.As soon as I started reading, I felt that I had been reunited with old friends in the shape of Prue, Thea and Marianne. A new character called Anna appears in the story and I really felt for her. Anna hasn’t had it easy in her short life. Anna is a German but she is also a Jew and she had to flee her homeland for safety reasons. Her father was arrested by the Nazis and she doesn’t have a clue where he is or what he is doing or even if he is still alive. She isn’t always treated well by the people she meets, who see that she is German first and foremost. Anna is a lovely young lady, who is in need of some friends, love and support and thankfully she finds those things in the tight friendship group of Thea, Prue, Hattie and Marianne, who take her under their wing.As soon as I started reading, I knew that I was in for a treat and that there was no way on earth that I would be moving very far from my reading spot. I was drawn into the story from the start and the book seemed to develop a hold over me and it was a hold that I wasn’t going to break. I picked the book up only intending to read a chapter or two to say that I had made a start on the book but I became so wrapped up in the lives and loves of the different characters that I was still sat there reading over twenty four chapters and a few hours later. I just couldn’t put the book down. The book wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. I couldn’t bear to miss a single second of the story. I soon got to the end of ‘The Mother’s Day Victory’ and I had to say goodbye to Thea, Prue, Marianne, Anna and Hettie. I found ‘The Mother’s Day Victory’ to be the true definition of an unputdownable page turner of a read, which I absolutely loved. I was gripped by the story from start to finish and on the edge of my seat throughout the story.‘The Mother’s Day Victory’ is superbly written but that is certainly true of Rosie’s books in general. Rosie has an easy going writing style that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. Rosie writes in such a way that the story reads like a chat between friends rather than reading a book. I hope that makes sense. Rosie clearly cares about her characters and this shines through in the way in which she describes them. She describes them so vividly and realistically that they seem just as real as you and I. Rosie has clearly done a lot of research into the period in which the story is set and this shines through in the quality of her writing and makes the story seem that bit more authentic. Although I knew a fair bit about the Second World War, this book taught me something that I hadn’t previously known so in that respect this book is also educational. I love the way in which Rosie makes the reader feel as though they are part of the story and at the heart of the action.In short, I adored reading ‘The Mother’s Day Victory’ and I would definitely recommend this book to other readers. I will certainly be reading more of Rosie’s work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.

Opening this book is like opening the door to an old friends house. Inside there is Hettie waiting with a cup of tea and a slice of one of her delicious cakes,marrianne is there with her baby daughter along with Anna the refugee from Germany and don't let's forget the kind, warm Thea who has opened her home and her heart to them all. RUEBENS still I the railway carriage with his loyal companion BESS his dog. Prue is still with her overbearing husband and missing her two sons who are doing their bit for the war. Now, let me pull up a comfy chair and settle in to read what has been happening in their lives since the last book. A great read Rosie Henry. Cannot wait till next book.

Another wonderful outing to Great Plumstead. We carry in the journey with the ladies and welcome Anna a German refugee. She suffers some anxious moments and we are carried along by Thea and Prue (who also learns some secrets). I love Rosie‘s writing and this is a wonderful book. No spoilers but it really is worth adding to your list of must have sagas. Thank you Rosie and I can’t wait for the next visit to GP.

Another great book by Rosie HendryIf you like stories about the Home Front in WW2Anna a refugee from Germany while welcomed by Thea & those at Rookery House not all in the village are so welcoming some are bigotsThis is the 2nd book in this series I am not sure if it is the last oneI can recommend this one

Thoroughly enjoyed the second book of the series as much as the first . I was Norfolk born but now live in the North East of Scotland I can picture while reading the books of walking the lanes of my childhood picking the fruit from the hedgerows. Hoping there will be a 3rd in the series