A ration book daughter

 A Ration Book Daughter

Not even the Blitz can shake a mother's love.

Cathy was a happy, blushing bride when Britain went to war with Germany three years ago. But her youthful dreams were crushed by her violent husband Stanley's involvement with the fascist black-shirts, and even when he's conscripted to fight she knows it's only a brief respite - divorce is not an option. Cathy, a true Brogan daughter, stays strong for her beloved little son Peter.

When a telegram arrives declaring that her husband is missing in action, Cathy can finally allow herself to hope - she only has to wait 6 months before she is legally a widow and can move on with her life. In the meantime, she has to keep Peter safe and fed. So she advertises for a lodger, and Sergeant Archie McIntosh of the Royal Engineers' Bomb Disposal Squad turns up. He is kind, clever and thoughtful; their mutual attraction is instant. But with Stanley's fate still unclear, and the Blitz raging on over London's East End, will Cathy ever have the love she deserves?

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Author Bio – 

Born and bred in East London Jean is a District Nurse by trade and has worked as a NHS manager and as a senior lecture in Health and Nursing Studies. She left her day job to become a full-time writer in 2015 and has never looked back.

In 2006 she won the Harry Bowling Prize and now has seventeen sagas published over three series with both Orion and Atlantic all of which are set in East London.

She is an experienced public speaker with hundreds of WI and women’s club talks under her belt, plus for the past fifteen years she has sailed all over the world as an enrichment speaker and writing workshop leader on cruise ships.

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Website: http://jeanfullerton.com/
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My Review

As usual there is a mix of sadness and joy in this excitng installment that continues the series. We already met Stanley in a previous book and much like his wife, the reader probably hoped we'd seen the last of him ( and his evil mother.) 

Sadly, Cathy is unable to move on with her life when she receives the telegam to say he's missing and we are all rooting for her that he doesn't turn up and destroy her chance of happiness with Archie. 

A really enjoyable page turner that will keep you on your toes as you live the lives of the characters. I also enjoyed how we got reminders of some of the other characters that we've seen before. It was just like hearing about old friends.