Book Synopsis:
London, 1943: Dot Hanson has never forgotten the thrill of seeing the beautiful Christmas displays at Liberty’s department store as a young girl.
Never in her wildest dreams did she think she would one day work there, or that she would fall in love with the store’s manager, her childhood sweetheart Edwin Button.
But in spite of the life Dot has built for herself, and the tight-knit community around her, she lives in the shadow of a terrible secret. And as the bombs continue to fall across Britain there is more heartache still to come.
All Dot wants is a family of her own with the man she loves by her side.
Will her dreams come true in time for Christmas?
A Christmas Wedding is published on the 12th November 2020 in ebook and paperback. You can pre-order your copy using the link below or by visiting your local indie bookstore.
My Review:
I’m such a huge fan of this wonderful series and it was great to back with The Liberty Girls again.
This time the amazing Dot takes centre stage which I was really excited about. Dot has always been one of my favourite of the Liberty Girls and it was great to learn more about her life. I think it’s fair to say she’s had quite a hard life and I found it quite emotional learning about all she had been through. Her past also gives an interesting insight into the class system in Britain at that time and I was shocked that she felt she couldn’t do something like buy fabric from Libertys because it ‘wasn’t for the likes of her’.
As always there was lots going on with the characters with multiple storylines running alongside each other. This kept me firmly absorbed in the story and I loved the way the author writes it so that I felt involved in what was going on. It was especially interesting following Dot as she made preparations for her wedding and learning about all the compromises war brides had to make.
I’ve loved this amazing series and I’m so sad that it’s ending. This author really knows how to write heartwarming, emotional historical saga’s which are always enjoyable to read. She has always managed to keep the books fresh, interesting and completely gripping so that you have to keep reading. I feel like I’ve really gotten to know the characters, almost like they were friends and it’s sad to leave them all behind. I can’t wait to see what this author writes next.
Huge thanks to Rachel Kennedy from Arrow publishing for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Fiona Ford is the author of the Liberty Girls series, which is set in London during the Second World War.
Fiona spent many years as a journalist writing for women’s weekly and monthly magazines. She has written two novels under the pseudonym, Fiona Harrison, as well as two sagas in her own name in the Spark Girls series.
Fiona lives in Berkshire with her husband.
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