Love in a Time of War

Love in a Time of War is about the Fry family of London….parents and three adult daughters. Set mostly during WWI, all five have bittersweet and trying paths to love. Cecelia, the oldest daughter is in love with Max, her German university professor. Can their love survive being enemies? The twins, Jessica and Etta aren’t alike at all. Jessie is practical and wants a life on adventure rather than taking the more traditional path of wife and mother. Jessie becomes an army nurse and serves in the Middle East where she meets Aziz, a British trained, Egyptian surgeon. Ella is an artist and very impetuous. She meets an Italian artist, Carlo and relishes their bohemian lifestyle. The girls’ parents, Christina and Gerald Fry both have love stories to tell…one with far reaching implications for the future
This is an emotional and engrossing saga and I can’t wait for the next installment.

A very strong start to what I think will be a most excellent and interesting series! I was impressed how Ms. Chinn made each character have their own distinct voice as the chapters switched point of view, and this book was devastatingly romantic and addictive. I cannot wait for book 2!

A story that follows three sister before and during the Great War taking different journeys. Cecilia, falls in love with Max, a teacher from Germany. Jessie, a nurse who enlist in the army going to Egypt. Then there is Ettie, an artist who moves to Capri. We see the difficulties of life and love during the time of war and different cultures. There is a family secret with a dual-timeline to the mother’s own youth. I’m looking forward to book two in The Three Fry Sisters series ti see how their stories continue. My favorite character was the girl’s father; kind and faithful. There was a touch on the Canary Girls, British women who working on manufacturing TNT. This is something I want to learn more about.

This is the first book in The Three Fry Sisters saga, and introduces us to Cecilia, Jessee, & Etta. Adrienne Chinn does a great job of describing the struggles and perils that they face when coming of age in the time of the Great War, WWI. Through love and loss, the different personalities of the sisters and dealing with the times made this interesting. Being in the profession, I loved all the depiction of nursing during WWI, as well, and loved the journey that we are taken on throughout Canada, Egypt, and Italy. Thanks so much to Adrienne Chinn, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this e-arc!

A fascinating look at the lives of several women intersecting as the story weaves from one fabulous location to another. Romantic, lush, heartbreaking, and details of history so vivid I can taste them.