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A review by mbenzz
The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
5.0
Man, I loved this book. Fiona, Viv and Dottie were so much fun! There's definitely some tear-jerker moments in this book though, so be warned. The boys (kids really) that they sent off to fight in WWII were just scared young men, and it broke my heart reading about so may of them never made it back.
I can't imagine what it must have been like for them to be plucked from their hometowns, many fresh out of high school, forced to leave behind their parents and sweethearts, just to end up dying on some foreign battlefield.
Prior to reading this, I never knew anything about the Red Cross Clubmobile Girls. I of course knew of the Red Cross, and that many women volunteered their services overseas to help with the war effort, but the Clubmobiles in particular were new to me. What a wonderful, yet completely crazy idea on the part of the Army. I can see how it would be a great morale boost, and I commend the women who gave their time to serve soldiers before they headed off to fight, or going out to meet them on the front lines, but what a dangerous job! I bet those women had some amazing stories.
Overall, I absolutely recommend this book. I loved it, and while I did feel the ending was wrapped up a little too nicely in it's perfect bow with everyone having a wonderful happily-ever-after, I can overlook that for how great the rest of the book was. So glad I found this!
I can't imagine what it must have been like for them to be plucked from their hometowns, many fresh out of high school, forced to leave behind their parents and sweethearts, just to end up dying on some foreign battlefield.
Prior to reading this, I never knew anything about the Red Cross Clubmobile Girls. I of course knew of the Red Cross, and that many women volunteered their services overseas to help with the war effort, but the Clubmobiles in particular were new to me. What a wonderful, yet completely crazy idea on the part of the Army. I can see how it would be a great morale boost, and I commend the women who gave their time to serve soldiers before they headed off to fight, or going out to meet them on the front lines, but what a dangerous job! I bet those women had some amazing stories.
Overall, I absolutely recommend this book. I loved it, and while I did feel the ending was wrapped up a little too nicely in it's perfect bow with everyone having a wonderful happily-ever-after, I can overlook that for how great the rest of the book was. So glad I found this!