Thank you to Netgalley, the publishing house and the author for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of this book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

This is the third book in the Fry Sisters Saga, I have not read the others, but that did not hamper my enjoyment of the book. I will definitely be reading the first two books in the series, as I thoroughly enjoyed this story.

Jessie, Etta and Celie had made it through the Great war but putting their lives and the lives of their families back together is a daunting task. Sometimes it felt like there were a lot of characters to keep track of but I was instantly hooked by this story and read late into the night to finish it. The three sisters live such vastly different lives, from Cairo, to Alberta to Hollywood, but at heart they are connected. This was a wonderful story of hardhsip, loss and love.

In this complex historical fiction novel, readers follow sisters Etta, Celie, and Jessie as they travel around the world and live their lives as an actress in Hollywood, an amateur photographer in west Canada, and a doctor in Egypt and Spain. The novel follows their own stories and their strained relationships with their mother Christina and their daughters Adriana, Lulu, and Shani. As history occurs around them, readers witness the changing world and status of women in the twentieth century and the ways that women can empower themselves through work. War looms throughout the novel from the riots of Egypt and the Spanish Civil War to both World Wars, while the Great Depression also impacts the farming community that Celie and Lulu live in. The three sisters, along with their mother and three daughters, are all incredibly complex characters with distinct personalities and struggles; these seven women could not be more different from each other in this novel. Chinn’s contrasting characters and personalities are incredibly complex and detailed, and her world-building is off the charts. This is a fantastically written, detailed, and well-developed novel that fans of historical fiction, strong and complex female characters, and multiple perspective novels are sure to enjoy.

Likeable, well developed characters, situations and settings. This is a very enjoyable, heartfelt historical fiction story. Drew me in and I didn't want to put it down. You know a book is a good one when you dread the last page and the end!

Thank you for allowing me to review this book. This is the 3rd in the series about the Fry sisters whose lives have been told since we first met them I the early 20th century. The sisters are living across the world , each in very different circumstances. I enjoyed the previous two books and looked forward to this one. It didn't disappoint and was as interesting as I expected. Although it can probably be read as a standalone I would recommend reading the the previous books first.

This was an interesting story set in a period of great disruption in the World. As one war ends another begins . Interesting family dynamics and a varied cast of characters. Nice tidy conclusion.

Book 3 in the Fry Sisters series and this continued the stories of Etta, Celie and Jessie during the 1930s, each in different countries, all with their own issues.
Etta has left behind the art world in France and Italy and has moved to Hollywood in an effort to make her name in film - despite linking up with CJ Melton again.
Celie is in Alberta, Canada with her husband Frank and family trying to make a living in the famine and depression on the prairies while Frank continues his battles with the effects of WW1
Jessie starts in Egypt but as the political unrest rises she and her daughter escape back to London ... except Jessie sends Shani on to London while she stops in Spain ... and gets caught up nursing in Barcelona during the Civil War.
I have really enjoyed this series with great characters through the history of the inter-war years. The sisters are all strong women in their own way but with flaws and vulnerabilities too. I hope that the series might continue bringing in the stories of the sisters daughters as they too grow up in a changing world.

In the Shadow of War is the third book in The Fry Sisters Series, that follows the lives of sisters Cecelia (Celie), Etta and Jessie and their mother Christiana Fry. This is the first book I have read in this series and although was able to follow the storylines, I missed a lot of background. I will read the others. This book has all three of the sisters married or widowed and living all over the world. Celie, her husband Frank and daughter Lulu live in a small town in Alberta and are struggling. With a drought, locusts, hot dry weather and the depression, they are trying to survive and hang onto their farm. Jessie is married and living in Egypt with her husband Aziz and daughter Shani. She is going to medical school and helping her husband run their clinic. With political unrest in the Egypt, the family deals with several issues. Eventually, Jessie ends up working in a hospital in Barcelona during the Spanish Revolution and Shani is in England with her mother. Etta is a widow with her husband dying after falling or being pushed off a cliff in one of the previous books. She has a breakdown and ends up in a Sanitorium. When she is released she abandons her daughter in England with her mother and heads off to Hollywood to be a star. Wow, what an interesting and unlucky family they turn out to be.

I enjoyed this story, but didn't love it as much as I had hoped, perhaps because I didn't read the others? The characters were all well-developed and each had a very distinct personality. I really liked Celie. She was a devout catholic and even though her marriage was an unhappy one, she stayed and worked with Frank. She did everything she could to make money and help with the family finances. I understand Frank was dealing with a sense of failure, but I wasn't a fan. I thought he was weak, and not very kind to Celie. Etta was extremely hard to like. Yes, she had mental health issues, but she was very self-centered and selfish. The way she turned on her mother was terrible. Then there is Jessie. She is an independent woman who wants everyone to be treated equally. This is difficult when you are trying to break into a male dominated profession, as well as doing it in a country that is Muslim. Was what she did to help others worth alienating her daughter? Christina is a piece of work. She has secrets and she has to lie to keep them. It seems everything she does is for her family, but at times I was unsure. The book is set from early 1932 and ends in 1939 when England declares war on Germany. There was a lot going on in this story with 4 POVs, but Adrienne Chinn did a good job keeping them separate and for the most part, the transitions fit together. I was invested in all the storylines, except Etta's. She just really annoyed me. I found the book interesting and wanted to know what was going to happen to the family. I hope there will be one more tying up all the loose ends and letting us know how the three granddaughters/cousins fare.

I didn’t realise this was the third book about the Fry sisters but it didn’t ruin the story as in it’s self it is a stand alone book.
It is one of those brilliant sagas that envelops you from the very first page. It did not matter that you were unaware of what had gone before as there are flash backs as to what happened before and how the sisters have reached their stations in life so far.
My only disappointment was the ending because it was left so open. I just hope there is another book to follow .
Can’t recommend it enough and I am immediately off to read the first two books in the series

Three Sisters

This story takes place in the prewar years of the 1930's, the depression years leading up to World War II. It was a hard time for everyone. Each girl has a different set of challenges and heartbreak. Each handles their challenges in a different way.

Celie is on a farm in Alberta, Canada. She is in love with one man, but married to another. She works hard to make the marriage work and the farm even when she finds out her husband is hiding a secret that could tear them apart.

Jessie is a nurse in Egypt. Then she leaves for Britain when her husband is killed by a mob and she no longer feels safe. She stops of in Spain to spend a few days with her friend and is caught up in the fighting. All she wants is to return to Britain to be with her daughter, but when she finally returns it may be too late.

Etta heads to Hollywood after she recovers from a breakdown. She tries to start a new life, but sometimes things just don't work out the way we wish.

It is the story of love, hard work, heartache and the devastation caused by the depression then the heartaches caused by the war. It is a story of choices and living with the choices we make in life.
My favorite character was Celie. She just tried to hold everyone and everything together with no complaints and at the expense of her own happiness.

My least favorite character was Etta who was always looking out for herself and expecting everyone else to look after her as well. She just never was able to face life and it's challenges.

I thought the mother was very wrong in how she treated Celia. The secrets she withheld from her daughter should have been brought forth.

I hope there is another book so I can find out how everything turns out for the girls.

I enjoyed reading this book , it was a very interesting time in history and it was very well written.

Thanks to Adrienne Chinn for writing a great story, to Harper Collins Uk, One More chapter for publishing it and to NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary copy to read and review.

This was a struggle for me. It wasn’t what I thought it was going to be so it made it very difficult for me to get into the characters. Thank you so much for the opportunity

In the Shadow of War by Adrienne Chinn is an excellent family saga/historical novel, set in the 1930s. The third book in the series gives us a textured, authentic rendering of the social and policial events in London, Egypt, Canada, Italy and Spain. It has a solid plot, with a complex setting. An accomplished, compelling historical saga, a moving story of love and tragedy, family secrets and lies, betrayal and loyalty.

Well researched and written.

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Oh these books have always been filled with so much emotion, so many familial connections, so many attempts to triumph over adversity, and so much hope for the future. Times haven't been easy for any of the sisters, or their mother for that matter, but there was always one thing they could count on...each other. Though they each had their own paths to walk, their own truths to tell, their own loves to find, and their own futures to build, and they were certainly strong enough to see the hard times through (even if it didn't seem so at the time), they always knew they could turn to one another for that extra boost. They always knew no matter how far away they were, or the circumstances in which they may find themselves, they were connected at heart. They already know the horrors that war can bring, and how fleeting life can be. To have to face the possibility of that all over again is beyond words, and yet to turn a blind eye is not an option.

The author takes us through life's paces with each sister, sharing the good, the bad, and the survivable... and by story's end, you won't want to let go. You'll be prepared to, but given everything we've seen, and experienced, it feels like saying goodbye to a member of your own family... good thing rereading is always an option. 😉 A great way to close out the trilogy, and a wonderful pick for Historical Fiction fans looking for a story they won't soon forget.

This is the third book in The Fry Sisters series. After WWI and the 20s, now they have reached the Depression years. Difficult come for the three girls that live completely different adventures: Celie in Canada experiences the full effects of the economic troubles; Jessie in Egypt is finalizing her doctor's degree but in a very conservative country, she has many obstacles to overcome; Etta is decided to pursue her dream of a Hollywood career. Also, their mother Christina is still facing the consequences of her previous actions.
The story continues, vivid and gripping, with many rich details giving the reader a pungent picture of life in the beginning of the 20th century. Loved it and can't wait for the conclusion!

The third book in the series runs through the 1930s and all the unrest in Egypt, Spain and Germany. Celie is still in Alberta trying to make the best of her life with Frank and raise her daughter, LuLu. After Etta's husband dies she moves to Hollywood to become an actress. Jessie is finally pursuing her dream to become a doctor in Egypt when she has to leave due tothe political climate and ends up sending her daughter to England while she uses her medical skills in Spain during the Civil War.

The characters didn't seem that well developed in this, just more of the same from book #2. It made me sad the way Etta treated her daughter but she had always been self-centered and I was really surprised at Jessie's attitude. I would have liked to see more growth in the daughters, Lulu, Shani and Adriana. There was a lot going on with Celie trying to survive the depression and bad weather on the farm in Alberta. Jessie was fighting against prejudice in medical school, her sister-in-law and husband fighting for Egypt but on two different paths and then she goes to Spain. Etta was just being Etta, selfish and delusional. Just as I would get comfortable in one story then it would switch to another. The ending is a cliffhanger and that always spoils the whole book for me. I would recommend the series but only when it is all written and no cliffhangers.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Harper Collins UK One More Chapter for providing me with a digital copy.

I have read the previous books in this series so was very pleased to be given access to this third book .The story follows the three Fry Sisters Jessica Etta and Celie and their overbearing Mother Christina .The story goes from London to Cairo and Canada to Hollywood and Spain during the Spanish Civil War and ends just as War has been declared the start of WW2.A fascinating story of how different it was for woman back in those times and how brave they were The characters were interesting some more so than others I felt the ending was very abrupt and a lot of lose ends left dangling. I do hope there will be a 4th book so we can find out what happens to the Fry Sisters .Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC.

this had everything that i was hoping for from a historical fiction novel. It had that element of history in what I was hoping for and that the characters worked with everything that I wanted. The characters were everything that I wanted and worked in this time-period. Adrienne Chinn has a great writing style and left me wanting more.

The third novel in the series about the Fry sisters and In Love and War does not disappoint.
Following the lives of Celie, Etta and Jessie the reader becomes embroiled in 1930s history- the Spanish Civil War, the Golden Age of Hollywood and the Great American Depression all play a part in this novel. I really enjoyed the historic backgrounds used and the author's research really shines through the writing. I was fascinated to find that the Depression part of Celie's story was based on true experiences of the author's family, and this adds so much depth to the book overall. The Fry sisters are such engaging characters- each very individual in their own right- and their experiences and lives kept me fully engaged in this story. Fascinating! I cannot wait for the next installment to find out how their lives developing that the Second World War has started.

In the Shadow of War is the third book in The Fry Sisters Series, I have enjoyed following what’s happened to Cecelia, Etta and Jessie and their scheming mother Christiana Fry.

Celie and her husband Frank Jefferies moved to Alberta, Canada as part of the Soldiers Land Settlement Scheme, and he has no idea about being a farmer and especially in a different country. The couple have a daughter Lulu, Frank isn’t an easy man to live with and Celie feels trapped. Life on the Canadian prairie is hard, the weather is fickle and a grasshopper plague strikes, then no rain and a drought and many families in the area have lost their farms and will the Jefferies be next?

Etta has been struggling with her mental health, her daughter Adrianna has been raised by her grandmother Christina and is angry at her mother. Etta leaves England and travels to Hollywood, California, she lives with CJ Melton and wants to be an actress, and she has to lie about her age and finds it very difficult to get even small role in a movie.

Jessica is married to Dr. Aziz Khalid, they live in Cairo, Egypt and they have a daughter Shani. Jessie is studying to be a doctor, she and the other female students are frustrated by how they are being treated, made to sit at the back row of the auditorium and ignored. The Young Egypt Party wants to end British rule and are protesting, her mother-in-law Layla is still being difficult and the two women don’t agree with how Shani should be raised and what faith she should follow?

I received a copy of In the Shadow of War by Adrienne Chinn from NetGalley and HarperCollins UK and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The author's narrative is inspired by her grandparents settling in Canada and she’s very aware of the sacrifices her grandfather made serving in The Great War and immigrating to another country.

This story follows the three sisters from London, to Hollywood, Cairo, Spain during the Spanish Civil War and ends at the beginning of the Second World War in London, England. An historical saga about the changes in women’s roles and how working mothers were judged, the personal struggles of each sister and the challenges they faced, a long kept family secret and will it finally be exposed?

I highly recommend reading all three books, Love in a Time of War, The Paris Sister and In the Shadow of War, I wonder if there will be another book in the series and about what happens to Adrianna and Lulu? Four stars from me, my favourite characters are Jessica for her resilience and how she coped with adversity, Mavis, Fred and Ben Wheatley who helped to Jeffries family when they first arrived in Canada and Mavis was Celie's best friend and Hettie Richards Christina’s housekeeper and she always makes me laugh out loud.

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I find that I sometimes connect more with historical novels than with novels set in the present day, as they help me to escape. When I first started reading this, I felt that if I escaped into this book, I might be there for a while.

I felt there were a lot of characters to keep track of, but I enjoyed getting to know them while I was reading. The characters interested me, and I felt that each of them may bring something different to the story. I didn't really identify or connect with any particular character, and that was something that interested me, as in most cases, it would prevent me from enjoying a book. In this case, it did not.

I think one of my favourite qualities about this book was its naughtiness. It seemed that the characters were harbouring secrets, and I sensed a possible scandal. I found myself turning the pages in anticipation, waiting for something to be brought out into the open.

I felt there was a clever efficiency in the writing, and that was something that held my interest. The reader was told everything they needed to know, and no more. For example, there were no explicit love scenes, just suggestions.

This is the type of book that I might choose for an escape, rather than a light read, and I would recommend reading a little at a time, rather than in one. If you like historical fiction or sagas, you might like this.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, Rachel's Random Resources, and to the author, for the opportunity to read and review this.

This is a third book in a series about three sisters who are spread all across the world. Each sister tells their story and it is interesting to see global events in history in the book. This book can be read as a standalone but I would recommend reading the series in order because things from prior books play parts in this book. I’ve enjoyed this series from book one and watching the sisters grow. If you enjoy reading about historical events from around the world and a complex family you will want to read this series.