Thank you to Net Galley and Harper Audio for the advance digital copy. Both the author and the narrator did an amazing job with this story. A well researched historical fiction story. A very emotional story, a love story, a story of resilience and a story of friendships during WW1. The characters and the settings felt so real. The narrator is one of my favorites and gave each character their own voice.

Note:. This partial review is for audio, only 34 percent read.

This is the story of Kate Moran and her class mates from Smith College whom headed over to Europe to assist in the war effort. Im usually a fan of WW2 fiction and enjoyed the values of the friendships and caring for the needy but it was not wowing me or drawing me in. There where too many characters to focus on that were one dimensional. Then the audio digressed for letters that classmates wrote to each other and home that broke the continuity of the listening for me when it digressed. Bit of a struggle and a 15 hour listen.

Absolutely loved this book! Didn’t want it to end.

The character development between the three main protagonists (Kate, Emma and Julia) is nothing short of perfect. I’ve read/listened to approximately 130 books this year and I was really impressed.

This book is based on true events. I’ve ordered Ladies of Grecourt to read about the history (vs historical fiction) of these amazing women; women who helped families in WWI so close(miles) to the front line! They even helped direct traffic of the evacuation when the Germans over ran the lines.

This book will be a best seller! Love, love, loved it!

Every time the women referred to Emma's British sweetheart, I smiled at the nickname!

Thank you to NetGalley and the author/Lauren Willig for an advance read copy in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve read so many great WWII books this past year so it was wonderful to “read” one set during WWI.

Lauren Willig is a must read for me and I thought the narrator did a splendid job on all the voices. I will be looking for more audio books narrated by Julia Whelan.

Band of Sisters is the engrossing story of Kate, Emmie and the other girls from Smith College Relief Unit who travel to France during World War 1 to bring aid to the villagers. Their lives will change as soon as they start the voyage over the Atlantic to war-time France.

If you’ve enjoyed any of Lauren Willig’s books in the past, I think you’ll enjoy Band of Sisters too.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audio book.