Home Front Girls, Suzanne Hayes
Home Front Girls, Suzanne Hayes
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Home Front Girls

Author: Suzanne Hayes, Loretta Nyhan

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert, Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2019


Synopsis

"I hope this letter gets to you quickly. We are always waiting, aren't we? Perhaps the greatest gift this war has given us is the anticipation...."It's January 1943 when Rita Vincenzo receives her first letter from Glory Whitehall. Glory is an effervescent young mother, impulsive and free as a bird. Rita is a sensible professor's wife with a love of gardening and a generous, old soul. Glory comes from New England society; Rita lives in Iowa, trying to make ends meet. They have nothing in common except one powerful bond: The men they love are fighting in a war a world away from home. Brought together by an unlikely twist of fate, Glory and Rita begin a remarkable correspondence. The friendship forged by their letters allows them to survive the loneliness and uncertainty of waiting on the home front and gives them the courage to face the battles raging in their very own backyards. Connected across the country by the lifeline of the written word, each woman finds her life profoundly altered by the other's unwavering support.A collaboration of two authors whose own beautiful story mirrors that in this book, Home Front Girls is a deeply moving union of style and charm. Filled with unforgettable characters and grace, it is a timeless celebration of friendship and the strength and solidarity of women.

About Suzanne Hayes

Suzanne Hayes is the pen name of Suzanne Palmieri, author of The Witch of Belladonna Bay and The Witch of Little Italy, as well as coauthor, with Loretta Nyhan, of I'll Be Seeing You. She lives by the ocean with her husband and three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzanne on January 19, 2013

I have to be honest with you, Goodreads readers.... I wrote this book with Loretta Nyhan. But Goodreads does not have a PEN NAME function yet. So of course, my review is biased! But hey, if you don't LOVE your novels, how do you expect others to love them? :) ~Suzanne Palmieri (Suzanne Hayes)......more

Goodreads review by Paola on May 21, 2013

Originally posted at Novel Idea Reviews RATING: 3.5/5 I don’t know what it is, but I usually find myself liking books told through letters. I think it’s an especially good medium for historical fiction; it works like a charm for The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, for example, and that’s......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on September 19, 2015

4,5/5 Une si belle histoire, si touchante, qui m'a fait refermer le livre avec des larmes d'émotion et d'espoir sur les joues.......more

Goodreads review by Lydia on March 13, 2021

This was a great book. Wonderful exploration of WWII on the home front. Two women become pen pals which helps them to survive and deal with their love ones on the battlefield. Their letters help them to deal with deaths, loneliness and fear. They have a friendship that is one of a kind and will last......more

Goodreads review by Céline on October 18, 2015

Je viens de le refermer.. Mes larmes coulent encore.. Ce roman est vraiment bouleversant.. Sans doute celui qui m'a le plus émue jusqu'ici.. Rita & Glory vont horriblement me manquer.. D'ailleurs, elles me manquent déjà.. Un livre merveilleux qui me laissera un souvenir impérissable... ❤️❤️❤️......more