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What We Did in the War
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
Can you ever let go of the past? Two women unhappy with their lives seize a chance to start over during a WWII bombing raid, in this dramatic and suspenseful novel.
London, 1944: As bombs start raining from the sky, two women rush out of a restaurant, leaving their possessions behind. Their chance meeting amid the chaos and destruction will have long-lasting consequences. Both beset by desperate problems, they take advantage of the wartime chaos to escape their humdrum lives and start again.
Sticking together, the pair live under the radar, using a stolen ration book to feed themselves and relying on a street kid's help to get by. Cecil eventually finds work, while glamorous, feckless Claude looks after the flat—or doesn't. Gradually their friendship sours and resentment creeps in. Just as Cecil is wondering whether she should ever have trusted Claude in the first place, she makes a shocking discovery—one that will expose a web of secrets, lead to an act of violence, and set the two on separate and very different paths.
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- cj
- 05-09-24
Not as good as other reviews suggested
I found this book deeply dissatisfying. None of the characters were likeable at all, including the daughter Janet. The storyline was thin, didn’t really feel the wartime connection and the twist at the end was almost predictable. I listened to it all as the narrator was actually the best part of it but it wasn’t anywhere near as interesting as other reviews implied. By the end of it, I was left with a very uncomfortable feeling and wondered why the author had chosen to write such a negative story. Perhaps I’ve missed the point and there’s some deeper meaning behind it 🤷♀️
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