
This
is a novel that concentrates on the working women of the period.
There is lots of dialog of the time, like, “None of your beeswax,”
and “Okeydokey.” There are lots of other indicators of the time.
Remember oleomargarine and Burns and Allen on the radio?
The
novel is not quite as emotionally wrenching as I thought it might be.
Maybelle really misses her husband, as do some of the others. When
one of the women gets word that her husband was killed, she seems to
take it in stride. God is her stability but I was a bit surprised
that she was ready to consider romance again in a couple of months.
There
is not a great deal of action in this novel, nor is there much
character development. In that respect it is what I might describe as
light or low key historical fiction. It concentrates more on
revealing the era than dealing with the character interaction. This
might be fiction older (as in elderly) readers would enjoy, something
quite nostalgic.
This
novel is part of The Quilts of Love series and you can find out more
about them here.
In
the Author's Note, Magnin says she wanted to paint a picture of what
it was like for women to work at Sun Ship. That aspect of the novel
is based on the actual shipyard that made and repaired ships during
the war.
Discussion
questions have been included for reading groups.
I
am taking part in a blog tour of this book and you can read other
reviews here.

Abingdon
Press, 240 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book through Litfuse
Publicity for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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