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Bezig met laden... Christmas with the Teashop Girlsdoor Elaine Everest
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Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Teashop Girls (2)
Set in the Second World War, Christmas with Teashop Girls is a heartwarming and moving story of wartime love, bravery and hope, by the bestselling author of the Woolworths series.It is late 1940 and the war feels closer to home than ever for Rose Neville and her staff at the Lyon's Teashop in Margate. The worry of rationing hangs overhead as the Nippies do their best to provide a happy smile and a hot cup of tea for their customers. But when a heavy bombing raid targets the Kent coastline, Lyon's is badly hit, throwing the future of the cafe into jeopardy. The light in Rose's life is her dashing fiancé Capt. Ben Hargreaves and planning their Christmas Eve wedding. But she must also plan to take two new step-daughters into her life and get on the right side of her wealthy mother-in-law, Lady Diana. Is Rose ready to become a mother so soon? When Rose's half-sister Eileen makes contact, it seems that Rose's dreams of having a sibling are coming true at long last. But her friends begin to suspect that something is not right between Eileen and her husband Gerald: just what are they hiding? As the Christmas Eve wedding draws near, the bombings intensify in Kent and London, putting everything and everyone Rose loves in danger. Only one thing is for sure: it will be a Christmas she never forgets...... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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There's plenty going on in this book. It's 1940 and bombing raids are stepping up a gear, especially in London and along the Kent coast where the book is set. Rose is planning her wedding to Ben and getting used to the idea of her new role as his wife and stepmother to his two girls. Rose is the main character but there are lots of other characters who play a major part in the story and most of them seem to live at Sea View, the guesthouse run by Rose's mother, Flora. Being under her roof must be like having a giant warm hug around you all the time.
Despite the troubling times and quite a few ups and downs for the girls, this is a gentle read for the most part and it was just a delight to read. Everest writes with warmth and really makes the reader care about the characters. There's also a great deal of empathy in her writing as we once again witness catastrophic wartime losses, and yet there's also such camaraderie as they all troop down into the tunnels where they shelter during air raids. Nobody would choose to live through such events but there's a real sense of pulling together as a community, friendship, and looking out for those around you.
I'm hoping this isn't the last we see of the Teashop Girls. I have a feeling that they have a lot more to tell us and I'd love to see how they all fare throughout the remainder of the war years. I raced through Christmas With the Teashop Girls and didn't want to put it down. I was well and truly drawn back into the lives of the characters and I thought this was a gorgeous addition to the saga genre. ( )