Wave Me Goodbye

Churchill's Angels #2

by Ruby Jackson

She’s packing up her troubles…

When war is declared, four plucky girls from Dartford, Grace, Sally, Rose and Daisy, are keen to do their bit on the Home Front. For orphan Grace, it’s a chance to start afresh. She’s always has a soft spot for Sam Petrie, brother of Daisy and Rose and away fighting in some far flung place, but Grace realises that he is in love with their friend Sally, so setting her own feelings aside, she puts her best foot forward.

Proud of her green fingers, Grace signs up for life as a Land Girl. But early morning milking and mucking out from dawn-til-dusk comes as a big shock, life is harder than she expected and even worse, she seems to have ended up on the wrong side of Lady Alice, the formidable owner of the farm.

But Grace is nothing if not determined and though their lives will never be the same, the four girls know they will always have each other to lean on, no matter what the war throws at them…

As the war deepens, each of the girls will face heartache and pain, triumph and tragedy, but their strength and friendship will see them through Britain’s darkest days.

Genres: Historical Fiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2013

Reviews

[Jim B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second book in the series and a good read. This crazy old Irishman reading a book that is basically a romance. Like the first book it makes me feel as though I am in England, but literally a different part of the country and different issues. Two books and two very good friends doing what they can for the war effort and suffering similar loves, hopes, and losses. I am looking forward to book three in the series and encourage you to read the series also.

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

Second book in the series of what a group of girls did during WWII has some good moments but there seems to be a lot of froth floating on top with little substance underneath, especially for its fairly decent length. It was OK but certainly not overtly memorable. It could be described as an average read, possibly one that you would happily pick up at the airport and read whilst traversing to another country.

[Johanna Cogbill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little story, but the tragic and dramatic incidents were in my opinion 'fluffed over'. Didn't really warm to the characters and felt that Grace was treated in a condescending manor by everyone including the two love interests, don't think that I will read the follow on books, sorry.

[Ruthpearson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was interesting. Grace joined the Farm Girls, during WW2, was moved around a bit from one farm to another.

[Tracey Joseph · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book.. likeable characters, nice story

[Joanna Warrens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good second book in this series.

[Trudie · Rating 4 out of 5]

2nd book in the churchill angels series, I really enjoyed reading about Grace's life as a land girl

[Aish · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a bad book for understanding the experience of the Land Girls during WW2 but the writing is clunky.