Roland Moore

"Christmas on the Home Front" is a historical novel that highlights the courage and strength of women on the British home front during WWII. I had not read the previous Land Girl novels, so it took me some time to get into the story. However, the author brought me up to speed quickly. The plot moves the reader into the dangers and challenges of situations faced by citizens during WWII. It is not a warm and fuzzy Christmas tale, but one of interest and intrigue. The "heartwarming" part is the relationships among the characters and how they care for one another.

The novel takes the reader through dangerous scenes, in which ordinary people are forced to deal with enemy airmen whose plane has crashed, and they are on the run. I can see how this novel made a good TV series, since parts of it read like a screen play. The action switches from character to character and often changes viewpoints, so the reader is kept in suspense until the next plot twist..

I received this book from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.… (meer)