Love in a Time of War: The best new sweeping, escapist historical fiction book release of the year!: Book 1 (The Three Fry Sisters)

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Christina..the mother of all holds a secret close to her that she can never tell. Because of this she worries for the safety of her daughters out in the world at war. It makes for a long book. However, that is the point of a trilogy. You fall in love with a character(s), enjoy the family drama and the time period. If this sounds appealing, then Love in a Time of War should definitely be on your reading list. Cecelia's mother thinks her studying German is a total waste to time. She should be perfecting her " piano playing or needlework to become a good wife". The father of the family, Gerald Fry, loves his daughters unconditionally and supports them all. 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. 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... I enjoyed being in different locales - England, Egypt, Italy - and how family secrets were to become exposed. So if this time period appeals to you and you enjoy epic family dramas and are prepared to invest in a trilogy, then Love in a Time of War should definitely be on your reading list.A character I’ve not mentioned so far is the sisters’ father and Christina’s husband, Gerald. He was the character who I empathized with the most. He did his very best to provide a comfortable and stable home for his wife and daughters. He definitely encouraged their interests and was a devoted husband. I was surprised by his discovery that all is not what it seems in his marriage. Rich, evocative and utterly immersive, this beautifully written book swept me away Jenny Ashcroft, author of Meet Me in Bombay Women are now taking on roles/positions traditionally held by men. Of course the men are called to be in the armed services so the women are left to fill all of these jobs. Women are allowed to travel without a chaperon and travel overseas. Of course there are romantic relationships for the sisters which makes for major problems given the world climate at the time.

Oh my goodness! I wanted this story to go on and on! Excellent story and I can't wait to read more from this author’It was wonderful to catch up with the Fry sisters again, after enjoying Love in a Time of War. I recommend both books f or fans of expansive historical fiction’ Etta Fry's studying art, much to her mother’s horror and meeting all kinds of bohemian people. Carlos Marinetti’s a struggling Italian artist living in London, they fall madly in love and elope to Italy. Etta and Carlos are living together in Naples, and Carlos joins the second army thirteenth infantry division and a pregnant Etta goes to stay with her mother’s cousin Stefania in Capri.