Wartime Brides and Wedding Cakes is actually the second in a series, which I didn't realize until I was already fully enamored with the story. I would normally stop immediately and not return until I had read the first book, but this stands alone beautifully on its own so I just kept going.
It's set during World War II in the town of Bournemouth in southern England. Audrey and her husband run the Barton Bakery until he goes off to join the war and she's left to run it with their friends and family at her side.
There's so much to love about this story. Weddings, heartache, scandal, and the precious little Mary who came to live with Audrey and Charlie when she was evacuated from her own home. It has a lot of the same feel as Sandy Taylor's books and, if you've been around here for a while, you must know that I think that's a very good thing indeed!
I may not have read the first book in the series (yet), but I'm definitely going to make sure I read them all now!
3 comments:
Oh my! This seems like it'd be very emotional. I hope you're enjoying it. Thank you for sharing! My teaser is from Something of Substance by Tia Souders
Yes... a horrible time for the women left behind - especially when their husbands were missing in action - as happened to my grandmother, when she was told my grandfather was MIA for best part of a year... Fortunately he survived and returned home.
So sad. I'd definitely keep reading! Sorry it took me so long to comment. I was out of town.
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