by Margaret Leroy
Set in 1937-38, The English Girl is the story of Stella
Whittaker, who travels to Vienna to further her music studies at the Academy of
Vienna. 17 years old and thriving in her
new life in such a beautiful city, it’s not long before she falls in love with
a young Jewish doctor. When, however, it
becomes apparent that this idyllic existence is threatened, Stella struggles to
accept what she knows in her heart.
In such a turbulent time in our history, Margaret Leroy set
out to provide the reader with an exciting story full of twists and turns as
well as a sense of foreboding throughout, and she did not disappoint. All the elements of the plot come together
with great success. The characters are
well developed and appear real, and the settings are brought to life with Ms
Leroy’s gift of lacing description throughout.
As with her previous books, The Collaborator and The
Soldiers Wife, Margaret Leroy has given us, yet again, a window into the lives
of those people who lived through one of the world’s most turbulent times,
WWII.
Definitely a page turner that will be enjoyed by many
readers.
This sounds like a very interesting novel Jill. I will check it out. Story's of WWII are among my favorites because I can recall those turbulent times and remember a lot of the scary stories I read as they happened. Good review!
ReplyDeleteThis is the third Margaret Leroy novel I've read, Anna, and I've enjoyed them all. I like stories in the WWII era too.
Delete