The Soldier's Wife

The Soldiers Wife is different from a lot of WWI novels I’ve read as it is told from a woman’s point of view, a young woman who had fallen in love, married and immediately lost her husband to fight in a war. Ruby had to fight for a job and fight for respect. She was feisty and a little outspoken for......more

I very much enjoyed this story which was inspired by events in the author's own family history which serves to give it a truly authentic feel. The details have been well researched to give as much accuracy as possible making good use of public records and newspaper archives for specific events right......more

Four and a half stars The year is 1915 when this novel starts. Ruby and Jimmy, only recently married and with limited time together, are forced to say goodbye as he is going off to war. Instead of going back to Bourke, Ruby resolves to try for a bookkeeper’s job in Sydney at a timber merchant. Jimmy’s......more

My View: This is a wonderful, intelligent, evocative and mesmerising 5 star read! This war time novel brings unique voice to this work of historical fiction – it is unusual to see the war depicted from this view point – the view of a woman, a multifaceted view; the view of a wife, facing an uncertain......more

I read this novel in two sittings and would have happily read it in one if I'd had the time! From the get go, I loved the strong, spunky protagonist and my love for her just grew with the story. Her struggles became my struggles and her wins equally so. Set in Sydney during WW1, Pamela has done a wo......more