A lovely story of life in Bournemouth during WWII. You will both admire and root for these women. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

I have immensely enjoyed reading this book. Its well written. Will definitely recommend. I am glad I was given access to this arc.

Telegrams and Teacakes is the third novel in A Wartime Bakery series. I thought the story was realistic in its portrayal of life at home during World War II. It depicts how individuals at home did not have it easy (not as rough as a soldier of course). They kept the shops and factories operating while the soldiers were off fighting. Rationing in effect and new items are added frequently, bombs hitting the area, and spending nights in air raid or Anderson shelters. I like how the people in the community banded together to help each other out. They did not leave a person to struggle on their own. I thought Wartime Brides and Wedding Cakes is a beautifully written novel with genuine characters. I love the characters in this story with Audrey Barton being my favorite. Audrey is a strong woman who is the mother figure for many as well as a confidant and pillar of strength. She has backbone, grit, strong moral character and a loving heart. Each character is different with a story of their own. Telegrams and Teacakes should be read after the first two books in the series. Each story builds upon the previous in A Wartime Bakery series. Telegrams and Teacakes is an emotional tale (have a hanky handy). The characters emotions poured from pages and enveloped me. Amy Miller has a special touch. The people during this time had to have grit in order to survive. I like how they look for the bright spots to help them overcome adversity. I hope this is not the last tale in A Wartime Bakery series. I want to follow the characters stories through the end of the war. Telegrams and Teacakes is a heartwarming, expressive and endearing story.

A good solid Wartime family saga with a mix of characters and emotions.
At Bartons bakery the secrets, heartbreak, turmoil but love and friendship are what binds the storyline as everyone tries to keep their families, homes, jobs and loved ones safe through the turmoils.
Heartwarming and emotional, a must for any fans of this genre.
My thanks go to the publisher, author and Netgalley in providing this arc in return for a honest review.

A heartwarming gem of a book! I loved the WWII setting--I wish we'd get to see more authors writing that. Loved the family saga aspect too. Great book. Highly recommend! Can't wait to read more in this series.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Wow brilliant book so well written your pull into to the plot from the first page to the last one i read in two days just great i recommend to you all

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. This is the 3rd book in the series and wished had read the first 2 but saying that really enjoyed this book and really liked Audrey.

This is a fabulous World War Two saga. It's the third in the Wartime Cakes series. I would thoroughly recommend that you read the other two. Our main character as usual is Audrey Barton who is pregnant. She, her family and friends run the Barton Bakery. With the shortage of ingredients and rationing life is hard but everyone works together to make for a brilliant wartime story!

Another lovely book by Amy Miller. I have read the others in the series so was thrilled to be able to read this one. Really enjoyed it.

At this point, 1942: everyone is tired of the war: shortages, rationing, air-raids, silence or long-delayed letters from the front, and the never-ending refrains about doing your part, keeping calm and carrying on and the never-ending worry that will overwhelm if you let it. Audrey is busily working to keep her little ‘bakery family’ safe and fed – but things are wearing. Her assistant has moved on to live near her new husband’s family, little Mary is thriving and the adoption is in process, Lily’s daughter Joy is thriving and everything is ticking along – even baking the ‘national loaf’ and keeping all the records required isn’t more than usual. What is bothering her is that Charlie, away at war, hasn’t responded to the three letters she’s sent – informing him that, even in wartime, they have their own little miracle – she’s pregnant, something they both thought impossible. But a young woman in a threadbare dress and obviously desperate arrives with the advertisement for a shop assistant clutched in her hand and an aura of fear, and Audrey, known for ‘taking in strays and those in need’ brings her on.

Betty is twenty three, married, and possessing a huge secret. Things with her husband Rickard haven’t been what she hoped: no kids, no real time together, and his frequent disappearances have raised suspicions. A bit of covert following and questions and she discovers that her husband has another wife and three children a few blocks over. Taking the savings, the clothes on her back and her need to leave – she hops a train and lands in Bournemouth, the advert for a shop assistant at Barton Bakery.

These aren’t small, contained stories just as Audrey’s life isn’t small and contained: she’s built a little family in her small home: nurturing and caring and sharing burdens, from little Mary who’s thriving and settling in from her own traumas, her brother and his wife as he recovers from his injuries and ptsd, Lily and her little daughter Joy, even taking Betty under her wing and giving her a place to thrive and feel safe, even as she’s still stinging from her husband’s duplicity. When things press even harder, and Audrey won’t slow down despite being heavily pregnant and worrying about her husband off at war, Betty’s husband appears on the doorstep with this three children and then disappears – as always, Audrey reorganizes everything and the three tots are brought into the home. The keep on and move forward determination is striking, and the heart of Audrey- a lovely character full of the heart, strength and compassion and above all love.

Miller’s exhaustive research is evident in these stories: from actually feeling the stressors and pressures of daily life dealing with shortages, rationing and making ends meet through the long-term exhaustion from the constant interruptions from air raids, the never-ending worries about men away and the what next in the ups and downs of wartime. Eminently readable, easily engaging and utterly heartwarming because of Audrey and her openness and heart, grab this series if you want a story to transport you and give you new ‘book best friends’.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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My Review: 4/5
The third book in this World War II family saga series, it was my favorite one yet!
The author has a way of bringing out the emotions of the characters during the horrific time of war. At times I felt the fear of going into the bunker, wearing a gas mask for protection. I simply cannot imagine what these women went through. Day after day they live their lives, never knowing if their husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, etc. are alive or dead. When the telegram boy comes around with bad news, everyone holds their breath. But, they keep trucking on.
Simply smiling becomes difficult, but the women who run Barton’s Bakery with Audrey learn to find joy in the simplest of things. It might be the banana cake that Mary made for Audrey on her birthday, without any bananas at all. Or it might be the extra ration of milk they are allowed. But among all the women, Audrey is by far the strongest of them all.
She is eight months pregnant, her husband is off to war, and she gets up every morning at the break of dawn to make sure her bakery is open and running for the community. She is upbeat, and is probably the most caring person I have ever read about. Audrey truly has a heart of gold.
While this book takes place during the devastation of war, it is a cozy and pleasant read. All of the characters warmed my heart and brought smiles through the tears.
A great read to cuddle up with a blanket and a cup of coffee! I just hope this isn’t the last of the Bakery saga.

This was the third instalment of this wonderful series, set in wartime Britain.

The incredible Audrey is still holding things together at Barton's bakery, waiting for her husband to return from active service. All around her, the community of Bournemouth are trying to get through the war the very best way they can, and they do it by helping each other. A woman comes into their midsts, one who really needs a bit of a hand, and Audrey does what she does best and treats Betty with warmth, kindness and hospitality, despite being heavily pregnant and very busy.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this series, the author has clearly done her research, and I am truly amazed and proud of what people had to put up with during the war and still overcome.

I highly recommend this whole series. 4.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture.

This is the third in the Wartime Bakery series and every bit as enjoyable as the previous two books.

We continue to follow the people connected to Barton's Bakery in Bournemouth as the war rumbles on. Audrey Barton continues to try & hold things together & keep everyone cheery whilst missing her husband & coping with a much wanted but exhausting pregnancy. We follow the stories of other characters we have grown to know & love as well as meet some new ones.

All in all this is a lovely heartwarming story of how people cope with adversity and the importance of kindness & compassion in a world upended by war.

Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book- I'm already looking forward to the next one.

I have really, really enjoyed this series – it is beautifully written and I have loved spending my time reading about the characters involved with the running of Barton Bakery!

I love the writing style in this series and this book was a complete treat to read. I love the kindness from Audrey and she is a genuine character, I admire her spirit and fight.

The plot in this one is great and whilst I do recommend that you read the books in order to get the most of out the series (and also as they are all excellent), you could read this one as a stand alone if needed.

5 stars from me for this one, a great addition to the series and one I have thoroughly enjoyed reading – very highly recommended!!

I have read, reviewed and loved the first two books in the ‘Wartime Bakery’ and I was eagerly anticipating the third book in the series ‘Telegrams & Teacakes’. As soon as I could get my hands on a copy of the book, I started reading straight away. I was not to be disappointed as I loved it but more about that in a bit.
Audrey is the shopkeeper in charge of ‘Barton Bakery’. Her husband usually works alongside her but he has joined up and at the time of the story, Charlie (her husband) is fighting overseas for King & country. Audrey hasn’t heard from him in a while and naturally she is concerned for him and how he has taken the news that she is pregnant. The thought was that Audrey was unable to have children but a miracle happened and she found herself with child. Audrey is heavily pregnant but she shows no sign of slowing down and she works just as hard as she did pre pregnancy. She isn’t finding the pregnancy that easy and she displays worrying symptoms, but like the super trooper that she is, she doesn’t let on about these worrying symptoms to others. Audrey is a bit of a mother hen too and people know that if they are in need of a bit of advice, then Audrey is your woman. Audrey is kind, considerate, honest, easy to talk to and non judgemental. I did wonder at times if she was concerning herself with everybody else’s problems to take her mind off her own problems and prevent herself worrying about Charlie. The new major character is a lady called Betty. Betty is married but she has fled the marital home after discovering a shocking secret. Betty takes all of her husband’s savings (which I silently cheered) and takes off. Betty is fearful of what might happen to her if and when her husband tracks her down, so she is constantly looking over her shoulder. Betty creates a new life for herself with a new job, a new place to live and new friends but this is threatened when an old acquaintance recognises her and threatens her with telling her husband exactly where she lives unless she gives this acquaintance over half of her wages. What will happen to Audrey? Will she finally hear from Charlie? Will Betty be able to start afresh or is she destined to be dragged back to her old life?
This is one of those books that grabbed my attention from the start. I was used to the main characters and reading ‘Telegrams & Teacakes’ felt like reuniting with old friends. I was hooked on this book from the moment I picked it up and read the first paragraph. I was so gripped by the story and so desperate to find out what happened to my favourite characters, I just kept reading and reading. The more I read, the more I got into the story and the quicker the pages turned. Before long, I had finished the book which I was so disappointed about. I was enjoying the book so much that I just didn’t want the story to end.
The author has clearly done a heck of a lot of research into the Second World War. The author uses such powerful and vivid descriptions, that if I closed my eyes I could easily imagine that I had gone back in time to the Second World War, with all the bombing, the fear, the hope, the despair, the rationing and well you get the picture. I never knew my grandparents but reading a book such as this makes me feel closer to them and have a better understanding of what people went through during wartime.
By the time I had finished reading ‘Telegrams & Teacakes’, I did feel as though I had been through the emotional wringer. There were a few times when I felt as though I could easily burst into tears, I felt angry on behalf of certain characters, I felt despair, I sensed hope and well you get the picture.
To conclude I absolutely loved reading ‘Telegrams and Teacakes’ and it is a fine finish to the Wartime Bakery trilogy. However I am keeping everything crossed that we see more of Audrey, the Wartime Bakery and the rest of the characters in future books. There is so much scope for further books. I can’t wait to read further books written by Amy Miller. I would definitely recommend this author, her books and this series to other readers, but particularly to those fans of historical family sagas. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.

Oh, I so love these books by Amy Miller. They're so heart-warming and just a joy from start to finish. Although they're dealing with the conflicts and sadness that comes with war, they're also incredibly uplifting. Telegrams and Teacakes is book three, following on from Heartaches and Christmas Cakes and Wartime Brides and Wedding Cakes. Sadly, I believe it's a trilogy and I'm bereft that I won't get to meet up with Audrey Barton and her extended family again.

In this third instalment, Audrey is heavily pregnant but showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, she takes in Betty, a woman who has run away from Bristol and turns up in Bournemouth looking for a job. As it happens, Audrey needs another pair of hands in the bakery and Betty gets the position. Audrey is as warm-hearted as always when Betty's problems catch up with her.

Alongside all this is Audrey's brother, William and his wife, Elsie. William is suffering the after-effects of his war experiences and his story plays a fairly large part in the book. But this is an ensemble piece and we follow all of Audrey's 'waifs and strays' throughout 1942.

The characters are all ones that I cared out. I wanted so much for a happy ending for everyone. Despite rationing being in full force, the horrible National Loaf and the whole make do and mend thing going on, I felt like I wanted to insert myself around Audrey's kitchen table and spend some time with the wonderful characters I had got so involved with.

The book ended on a perfect note and if it really does all have to end then I'm happy that it ended in that way. But Ms Miller, could you not please be tempted to return to Barton's Bakery? Telegrams and Teacakes completely captured my heart.

I have a penchant for novels set in England during WWII, especially those which deal with the lives of everyday people just struggling to keep their chins up, and this novel,Telegrams and Teacakes by Amy Miller does not disappoint. Miller captures the unbreakable British spirit where family and neighbours pull together to make the best of a bad situation. Worry about the boys at the front is always top of mind while coping with air raids, loss of homes aand businesses, rationing and enjoying the occasional treat or dance. Even the way Miller describes the American and Canadian soldiers being billeted in the town rings true.

Although this is the third in Amy Miller's Wartime Bakery series it is not necessary to have read any of her other books in order to enjoy this one. By developing her, mostly, lovable characters she has also done an excellent job of leaving the door open for many more pleasurable additions to this series.

I received a free copy of this ebook via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

BRILLIANT! I am loving this series. This is book three in the Wartime Bakery series. It takes you right back to the olden days. Those times have always fascinated me and how everyone pulls together to cope and survive. This story is just that, but also heart-breaking in parts.

Telegrams & Teacakes is easy to read, beautifully written and I loved it. Audrey and the bakery just feel like family and home in these books! I also enjoyed the introduction of the new character Betty but will she be able to move on and continue with her life within the bakery?

A series best read in order but all read well as a standalone. A well deserved five stars. Highly recommend. I look forward to book four… Fingers crossed.

Book three in the 'Wartime Bakery' series, and what a corker it is! I have loved this series from book one, and I can honestly say that with every book Amy Miller releases in this series, the storylines just go from strength to strength and the bar gets raised even higher.

Even though I have read a fair few books between the previous book and 'Telegrams and Teacakes', I was able to slot back into life at Barton Bakery very easily. I guess that each book could be read as a standalone perfectly fine, but I would definitely recommend that you read the books in order as there are a lot of characters who come and go throughout the series.  I think some readers may find that they will miss out on little snippets of information which may later become important, if they chose to read the books out-of-order. However, if you think you can cope with that, then by all means read them whichever way you choose - just as long as you read them all! They're fabulous!

Oh Audrey...what a selfless, warmhearted, caring and considerate lady she is. I was worried sick that she might end up working herself to the ground, especially when the family bakery becomes full to the brim of people who Audrey can't see go without. It just goes to show how fierce the level of community spirit was in the wartime, because a lot of people would get their noses pushed out of joint if they did what Audrey did. She is definitely a cut above the rest, even though I wanted to shout at her to take it easy. But again, it just goes to show just how times have changed in regards to pregnancy and what not.

Hand on heart, I don't think that I would ever get bored with this series. Please say that there is another book coming soon?!

'Telegrams and Teacakes' certainly gave me food for thought and made me appreciate the little things in life that little bit more. Once again, Amy Miller has delivered a touching, jam-packed novel which delivers in excellence from start to finish. A truly wonderful and inspiring read, one that I won't be tiring of anytime soon.

I didn't know that Telegrams and Teacakes is the third in the Wartime Bakery series so I read the book from the standpoint that it was a standalone. Having read the book and loved it I thoroughly recommend that you read the first two just because they are so beautifully written and a must for anyone who loves a wartime saga.

The book is set in Bournemouth in 1942. Audrey is heavily pregnant and running the bakery whilst her husband is away fighting for his country. Audrey has an eye for a waif and stray, so when Betty enters the shop, Audrey knows straight away that the young girl needs help. She welcomes her into the Barton Bakery, gives her a job and makes vulnerable Betty feel right at home.

Times are hard, the bakery has strict rationing regulations to comply with and the women strive to 'keep the home fires burning'. It always amazes me how strong these wartime women were. Faced with so much uncertainty about their loved ones, they still adapt and learn new skills, still maintaining a cheery outlook.

Audrey was exceptional in her warmth, kindness, and strength. Although pregnant, and running the bakery she also has her brother who was injured, his wife, an evacuee and stepsister to care for.

The characters are warm and multi-layered, the story moves at a good pace and there is a fantastic feeling of friendship, family and above all, community spirit.