beautifully written

I was asked to review by the author and Lovereading.co.uk

This took me back to the 70s to two sisters who lived together in Edinburgh - as I was quite young I asked the question why did you never have husbands and the reply was " we were surplus so many men of our age never came back from the great war and there were not enough men to go round" reading this book brought back the thoughts I had of this time albeit they were much older.

The book is set in the 30s and so many men never came back from the front. This had a knock on affect during the coming years with a lot of spinsters who had either loved and lost or never had the chance but each family was affected. Violet is in her late 30s losing fiancé and brother to the great war. She moves and joins a group of ladies embroidering cushions for a church, Thus brings these women together

it is slow paced but beautifully written and historical facts well researched. This is about a group of women who in different circumstances may have made different choices. Beautiful descriptions of Winchester Cathedral and bell ringing which has given me greater insight into this ecclesiastical world.

Well written, historically accurate and well recommended when it will be published in September 2019.