The Wartime Book Club

Grace and Bea are best friends, they grew up in St Helier, Jersey, the island is a beautiful tranquil haven, with it’s blue seas and sandy bays, pink granite farmhouses and lush meadows. The Germans are poised to attack, around seven thousand people have already fled and on the 30th of June 1940, th......more

The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson Historical fiction. WWII in the Isle of Jersey. Stand-alone. Bea Rose and Grace Le Motte are best friends in the early 1940’s on the Isle of Jersey. Bea works at the post office while Grace is the local librarian. When their island is occupied in 1940, they are......more

I absolutely loved this book!! Any time I had to put it down I couldn't wait to get back to it. Set on the island of Jersey during the Occupation it's based on true events and some of the people are real people even though this is a fictional story. Grace and Bea, best friends all their lives, are t......more

10/10 Brilliant Stars from me!! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ " We are quite well, though getting thinner, Not much for tea, still less for dinner.. Though not exactly on our uppers, We've said adieu to cold ham suppers. In peacetime, there are those who wish to slim. Tried diet, massage baths and gym. Though tell the scout......more

From enchanting rooftops and white sandy bays to the pretty cobbled streets of St. Helier, Jersey is known as the land of milk and honey. But for best friends Bea Rose (the local postwoman) and Grace Le Motte (who works in the island's only library) it becomes the frontline to everyday resistance wh......more