If you liked Dame Joan Bakewell’s All The Nice Girls
and are after further novels set during World War Two, why not have a go at these...
Mary Ann Shaffer: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
You’re sure to enjoy Mary Ann Shaffer’s novel, set in 1946. Told through letters, its main character is Juliet, a writer who is searching for inspiration for her next book. By a string of coincidences, she becomes involved with a remarkable literary society initially set up in Guernsey as a cover from the Germans. It’s a story that celebrates literature, love and the human spirit.
Noel Streatfield: Saplings
Although Streatfield is best known for writing children’s stories, she also produced books for adults, including Saplings. Written in 1945, it’s about an ordinary middle-class family who are forced to break apart from one another as war sets in. Streatfield looks at what life was really like for children forced to become evacuees, and the impact on family life.
