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War at Home #5
Till the Boys Come Home
In 1918 the Great War has taken so much from so many and it threatens to take even more still from the Hunters, their friends and their servants.
Edward, in a bid to run away from problems at home, decides not to resist conscription and ends up at the Front. Sadie's hopes for love are unrequited, and Laura has to flee Artemis House when it is shelled and she finds herself in London driving an ambulance. Ethel, the nursery maid, masks her own pain by caring for other people's children but she must take care not to get too attached.
The government has to bring in rationing, and manpower shortages means the conscription age is extended. The Russians have fallen out of the war and a series of terrifying all-out attacks drive the Allies back almost to the Channel, and for the first time England faces the real prospect of defeat. No one can see an end to the war and yet, a small glimmer of hope remains . . .
When the Boys Come Home is the fifth book in the War at Home series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, author of the much-loved Morland Dynasty novels. Set against the real events of 1918, at home and on the front, this is a vivid and rich family drama featuring the Hunter family and their servants.
400 pages, Paperback
Published December 6, 2018
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Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
168 books490 followersCynthia Harrod-Eagles (aka Emma Woodhouse, Elizabeth Bennett)
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born on 13 August 1948 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, where was educated at Burlington School, a girls' charity school founded in 1699, and at the University of Edinburgh and University College London, where she studied English, history and philosophy.
She had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, starting as a junior cashier at Woolworth's and working her way down to Pensions Officer at the BBC.
She wrote her first novel while at university and in 1972 won the Young Writers' Award with The Waiting Game. The birth of the MORLAND DYNASTY series enabled Cynthia Harrod-Eagles to become a full-time writer in 1979. The series was originally intended to comprise twelve volumes, but it has proved so popular that it has now been extended to thirty-four.
In 1993 she won the Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Novel of the Year Award with Emily, the third volume of her Kirov Saga, a trilogy set in nineteenth century Russia.
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born on 13 August 1948 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, where was educated at Burlington School, a girls' charity school founded in 1699, and at the University of Edinburgh and University College London, where she studied English, history and philosophy.
She had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, starting as a junior cashier at Woolworth's and working her way down to Pensions Officer at the BBC.
She wrote her first novel while at university and in 1972 won the Young Writers' Award with The Waiting Game. The birth of the MORLAND DYNASTY series enabled Cynthia Harrod-Eagles to become a full-time writer in 1979. The series was originally intended to comprise twelve volumes, but it has proved so popular that it has now been extended to thirty-four.
In 1993 she won the Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Novel of the Year Award with Emily, the third volume of her Kirov Saga, a trilogy set in nineteenth century Russia.
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April 21, 2025
I love this series and I think this has been one of the best books of the lot. This is a time period I've always been interested in and love reading about.
We're back with the Hunters again and this time a lot of the focus is on Edward. He gets his call up papers and even though he can get out of it because he's working for the government he decides to go. This decision is made for the wrong reasons but in the end works out as he settles into a soldiers life and distinguishes himself in the field of battle.
David is still full of self pity and spends his days drinking and snapping the heads off everyone around him. I know he's in pain but he ends up being a pain. He doesn't deserve his wife, Antonia, who is willing to do anything for him to make life easy.
Beattie who hasn't been a good wife to Edward of late, is still living in her own world until it comes crashing down around her and what a crash!
William is in the RAF now and Sadie is still working at Highclere and driving ambulances. I like Sadie but she seems put upon and her family don't even notice her most of the time. Things are looking up for her this time and I was so glad for her.
There's a marriage and a tragedy for the servants. Ethel is one of the most horrible people and continues to be so here. I think in the next book her story may step up a gear and I think we might have a clue as to what it'll be.
Having to wait so long for the next book in a series can be torture. Also it's so long since I read the others I've forgotten a few things. Still, it's a series I'll read again at a future date when I have them all. Highly recommended.
20/4/2025
Just as riveting a read as the first time! I loved being back with the family. There's a lot about the actual war and the battles in this one. I enjoy it but it's not everyone's cup of tea.
We're back with the Hunters again and this time a lot of the focus is on Edward. He gets his call up papers and even though he can get out of it because he's working for the government he decides to go. This decision is made for the wrong reasons but in the end works out as he settles into a soldiers life and distinguishes himself in the field of battle.
David is still full of self pity and spends his days drinking and snapping the heads off everyone around him. I know he's in pain but he ends up being a pain. He doesn't deserve his wife, Antonia, who is willing to do anything for him to make life easy.
Beattie who hasn't been a good wife to Edward of late, is still living in her own world until it comes crashing down around her and what a crash!
William is in the RAF now and Sadie is still working at Highclere and driving ambulances. I like Sadie but she seems put upon and her family don't even notice her most of the time. Things are looking up for her this time and I was so glad for her.
There's a marriage and a tragedy for the servants. Ethel is one of the most horrible people and continues to be so here. I think in the next book her story may step up a gear and I think we might have a clue as to what it'll be.
Having to wait so long for the next book in a series can be torture. Also it's so long since I read the others I've forgotten a few things. Still, it's a series I'll read again at a future date when I have them all. Highly recommended.
20/4/2025
Just as riveting a read as the first time! I loved being back with the family. There's a lot about the actual war and the battles in this one. I enjoy it but it's not everyone's cup of tea.
November 22, 2025
"TILL THE BOYS COME HOME" I finished reading several minutes ago. Reading it was like riding at times a boat down white water rapids. There would be moments of calm, and then -- WHOOM! tragedy and devastating sadness.
The novel carries the reader across the length and breadth of the year 1918. A year that started uncertain for Britain and many of the novel's main characters. The expectation was that Germany would launch a great offensive in the spring - now that Russia had withdrawn from the war, thus freeing up for Berlin several infantry divisions it could deploy on the Western Front against the British and French - and crush the Allies in a series of attacks before the Americans could enter in appreciable numbers to affect the outcome of the war. All the while, there is this war weariness that permeates every aspect of life both at the Front and in Britain, which is reflected in the Hunter family and their servants. There were a lot of ups and downs, as well as twists and turns in the story that caught me unawares. And -- along with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' skill in making her characters come alive --- I was captivated with this novel. I simply had to know how everything would turn out. Now I need to catch my breath before reading Novel # 6 in the series.
The novel carries the reader across the length and breadth of the year 1918. A year that started uncertain for Britain and many of the novel's main characters. The expectation was that Germany would launch a great offensive in the spring - now that Russia had withdrawn from the war, thus freeing up for Berlin several infantry divisions it could deploy on the Western Front against the British and French - and crush the Allies in a series of attacks before the Americans could enter in appreciable numbers to affect the outcome of the war. All the while, there is this war weariness that permeates every aspect of life both at the Front and in Britain, which is reflected in the Hunter family and their servants. There were a lot of ups and downs, as well as twists and turns in the story that caught me unawares. And -- along with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' skill in making her characters come alive --- I was captivated with this novel. I simply had to know how everything would turn out. Now I need to catch my breath before reading Novel # 6 in the series.
November 25, 2018
This is book 5 in a series. I hadn't read the first 4 so lost a lot of the back story but it was still good. It talks about WWI in England and really made you feel how hard the life was. I haven't read much about WWI and it really was interesting and informative.
August 15, 2018
I have read all five of these books and all 35 of her Morland dynasty series. Compelling characters and well researched historical background. Only 4 stars because I thought this one was a bit trite in places - still a fan though.
April 28, 2019
Love this series. Am excited that #6 will be published later this year!
July 22, 2018
** MAY CONTAIN SPOLIERS**
I have absolutely loved the 'War at Home' series. CHE is such a wonderful storyteller, her attention to detail is superlative. As a 'HUGE' Morland Dynasty fan, I was delighted to see Venetia Lady Overton making an appearance. It would have been super if she could have tied some more of the MD characters in - alas!
In 1918 Edward Hunter receives his call-up papers and decides not to resist, but to do his duty and go to the Front, especially as owing to his career he could have been exempted. If I was Edward I would have gone to the Front to get away from Beattie. She was such a shallow, self-centered woman, I wanted to slap her. I hated her much more than Ethel, one of the Hunter's servants, and, even more than Lord Holkham from MD, who you really are meant to hate. I was really quite glad when a tragedy befalls her, though even then she still continues to exist in her own little bubble - thinking only of David because he was Louis' son, her other children, especially Sadie, whom I really liked, she barely thinks about.
Most of TtBCH concerns Edward's time in the Army, and the Hunter's third son, William, joining the RFC, soon to be the RAF, like his second-eldest brother Bobby who was killed in action. As a result, Sadie does not get as much story time as previous books. I really enjoyed reading about her time with the horses, and the conversations she has in her head with Nailer her dog were priceless. Is it wrong for a dog to be possibly your favourite character in the whole series?
I didn't expect CHE to have Rupert killed in action, that was a surprise. Reading between the lines, I can see Diana marrying Guy Lord Teesborough, one of Rupert's army chums, currently convalescing at Dene Park - now a military hospital - after being badly wounded on the Western Front; in 'Pack Up Your Troubles' the final 'War at Home' book. I wonder if Diana will have it explained to her about Rupert?
I must have forgotten this, but why hasn't Frank who was Munt the gardener's apprentice way before the war, been called up? Has he been turned down for medical reasons? Gardening certainly wasn't an occupation you could have an exemption for; and, I'm sure if he had been a conscientious objector CHE would have explored that avenue.
It has been so interesting to read about the Great War on the Home Front from all levels of society - the poor, the servants, the middle-classes, and the aristocracy. As well as seeing how women took over so many jobs previously done by men which freed them from their previous shackled lives, especially the upper-class ladies who had to be escorted everywhere. Laura and Sadie's stories highlight these changes wonderfully. I think it gave more weight to their campaign for the vote than all the previous years put together.
I cannot wait to see how all the loose ends are finally tied up in the final book. The only problem is I read these books so quickly, I now have to wait another 12 months for 'Pack Up Your Troubles' to be published.
I have absolutely loved the 'War at Home' series. CHE is such a wonderful storyteller, her attention to detail is superlative. As a 'HUGE' Morland Dynasty fan, I was delighted to see Venetia Lady Overton making an appearance. It would have been super if she could have tied some more of the MD characters in - alas!
In 1918 Edward Hunter receives his call-up papers and decides not to resist, but to do his duty and go to the Front, especially as owing to his career he could have been exempted. If I was Edward I would have gone to the Front to get away from Beattie. She was such a shallow, self-centered woman, I wanted to slap her. I hated her much more than Ethel, one of the Hunter's servants, and, even more than Lord Holkham from MD, who you really are meant to hate. I was really quite glad when a tragedy befalls her, though even then she still continues to exist in her own little bubble - thinking only of David because he was Louis' son, her other children, especially Sadie, whom I really liked, she barely thinks about.
Most of TtBCH concerns Edward's time in the Army, and the Hunter's third son, William, joining the RFC, soon to be the RAF, like his second-eldest brother Bobby who was killed in action. As a result, Sadie does not get as much story time as previous books. I really enjoyed reading about her time with the horses, and the conversations she has in her head with Nailer her dog were priceless. Is it wrong for a dog to be possibly your favourite character in the whole series?
I didn't expect CHE to have Rupert killed in action, that was a surprise. Reading between the lines, I can see Diana marrying Guy Lord Teesborough, one of Rupert's army chums, currently convalescing at Dene Park - now a military hospital - after being badly wounded on the Western Front; in 'Pack Up Your Troubles' the final 'War at Home' book. I wonder if Diana will have it explained to her about Rupert?
I must have forgotten this, but why hasn't Frank who was Munt the gardener's apprentice way before the war, been called up? Has he been turned down for medical reasons? Gardening certainly wasn't an occupation you could have an exemption for; and, I'm sure if he had been a conscientious objector CHE would have explored that avenue.
It has been so interesting to read about the Great War on the Home Front from all levels of society - the poor, the servants, the middle-classes, and the aristocracy. As well as seeing how women took over so many jobs previously done by men which freed them from their previous shackled lives, especially the upper-class ladies who had to be escorted everywhere. Laura and Sadie's stories highlight these changes wonderfully. I think it gave more weight to their campaign for the vote than all the previous years put together.
I cannot wait to see how all the loose ends are finally tied up in the final book. The only problem is I read these books so quickly, I now have to wait another 12 months for 'Pack Up Your Troubles' to be published.
April 30, 2019
Complex, compelling, and
Definitely read this series in sequence. The central "character" is the war as it is experienced at home in England, and therefore a milieu of people who are part of the extended families, friends, servants and associates of the Hunters and Wroughtons are involved.
The Hunters are upper middle class, and live at The Elms, just outside London. Nearby, the aristocratic family headed by the Earl and Countess Wroughton live at Dene Park. The war creates urgency (live today as tomorrow is not assured), and unthinkable alliances ensue.
This final book covers the end of World War One (Novemer 11 is Armistice Day). While many interesting storylines are well covered, my attention was drawn to the societal issues experienced and explored. The need for military fighters (only men) caused major changes in the roles of women at home and the workforce. Technological advances abound (the telephone; the short-wave radio; tanks which make large guns mobile without use of horses; airplanes which provide aerial reconnaissance of troop movement as well as aerial bombing). Fashion is impacted: women are employed in (previously male-only) roles which require trousers for mobility; hemlines rise to make walking easier; wearing only black for a year following a death in the immediate family is optional (so many experience it; available clothing is worn as new clothing is either not affordable or not available.
Till the Boys Come Home ends with deep contrasts: the joy that the military conflict has ended, and the unsettled societal future to be sorted out as men return (some after five years abroad) haunted by unspeakable experiences, to families where women have had to make decisions and earn money to support them.
And, it was only one hundred years ago.
Definitely read this series in sequence. The central "character" is the war as it is experienced at home in England, and therefore a milieu of people who are part of the extended families, friends, servants and associates of the Hunters and Wroughtons are involved.
The Hunters are upper middle class, and live at The Elms, just outside London. Nearby, the aristocratic family headed by the Earl and Countess Wroughton live at Dene Park. The war creates urgency (live today as tomorrow is not assured), and unthinkable alliances ensue.
This final book covers the end of World War One (Novemer 11 is Armistice Day). While many interesting storylines are well covered, my attention was drawn to the societal issues experienced and explored. The need for military fighters (only men) caused major changes in the roles of women at home and the workforce. Technological advances abound (the telephone; the short-wave radio; tanks which make large guns mobile without use of horses; airplanes which provide aerial reconnaissance of troop movement as well as aerial bombing). Fashion is impacted: women are employed in (previously male-only) roles which require trousers for mobility; hemlines rise to make walking easier; wearing only black for a year following a death in the immediate family is optional (so many experience it; available clothing is worn as new clothing is either not affordable or not available.
Till the Boys Come Home ends with deep contrasts: the joy that the military conflict has ended, and the unsettled societal future to be sorted out as men return (some after five years abroad) haunted by unspeakable experiences, to families where women have had to make decisions and earn money to support them.
And, it was only one hundred years ago.
March 16, 2019
The fifth part in the series War at Home focused on The Hunter family during the period of World War I, years 1914-1918. I loved the previous four books and this one is not an exception. It is rare that the author is able to keep the reader attraction on the same level through several books. The story didn’t fade in any chapter. It was like living with the Hunters and being part of everything they went through during the wartime. The whole series is a beautiful picture of how everything can change over a period of five years. The picture of how the wartime can change so much, especially the WWI which brought the changes no one could think about before the year 1914. The Hunter family characters are very vivid, very true, very likeable to the point of their flaws. The same I would say about all characters surrounding them (including the servants, the village people and everyone who comes along). We see the war and the changing world through the eyes of each person introduced in the book. This was incredible, because not each author is able to introduce such a good impersonation of so many individualities.
This was the last book for the period of 1914-1918. I don’t know if the author is going to continue the series, but it would be great to see how the Hunters are adjusting in the New World after the war.
This was the last book for the period of 1914-1918. I don’t know if the author is going to continue the series, but it would be great to see how the Hunters are adjusting in the New World after the war.
June 30, 2019
This series has been about WW1, seen through the eyes of a wealthy middle class family, their friends and servants. The timing of the series has been very appropriate and it has given a narrow perspective on the war which I think has been successful in its way.
It is some time now since I read the first in the series and I cannot remember if there was much about the PALs regiments, I feel that the series has missed so much about the suffering of the working classes. In this book Ada is widowed and then finds that she will be entitled to 17s 6d per week pension, she thinks this is amazing as its more than she earns but Munt is right when he says 'Seventeen and six for a husband. That makes everything all right, don't it?'
I wonder if there will anymore books in this series, this one has ended on November 11th, it would be nice to know what happens to the characters in the future.
It is some time now since I read the first in the series and I cannot remember if there was much about the PALs regiments, I feel that the series has missed so much about the suffering of the working classes. In this book Ada is widowed and then finds that she will be entitled to 17s 6d per week pension, she thinks this is amazing as its more than she earns but Munt is right when he says 'Seventeen and six for a husband. That makes everything all right, don't it?'
I wonder if there will anymore books in this series, this one has ended on November 11th, it would be nice to know what happens to the characters in the future.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 14, 2018
This was an eminently satisfying finish to a marvellous series of books. The War at Home has used the minutely researched backdrop of the home front to create an epic saga. The characters were believable and in most cases sympathetic. Even when they weren't sympathetic their actions were understandable. They developed and changed throughout the books realistically and logically given the situation. At the end of the war, however, there are a number of issues left unresolved. Is this a deliberate decision to leave the reader wondering about a few things, or is it (hopefully) an indication that there is a possibility of more stories involving the Hunters? Time will tell, but fingers crossed.
May 19, 2019
Well done!
I totally appreciated that this series wasn't full of easy resolutions.
There aren't any during the uncertain days of war.
Some are wounded, some are maimed physically or mentally.
Some never come home.
And through it all everyone and everything has changed.
May 11th, at 11:00 am . . . the news of peace and cease fire brought joy and great deep sorrows for all that had been lost. Well, written from both the perspective of those "over there" and those who remained home and whose lives were forever changed.
I totally appreciated that this series wasn't full of easy resolutions.
There aren't any during the uncertain days of war.
Some are wounded, some are maimed physically or mentally.
Some never come home.
And through it all everyone and everything has changed.
May 11th, at 11:00 am . . . the news of peace and cease fire brought joy and great deep sorrows for all that had been lost. Well, written from both the perspective of those "over there" and those who remained home and whose lives were forever changed.
October 12, 2018
Book #5 in a thoroughly enjoyable family saga/World War I series. We follow believable characters of all social classes through their experiences of love and war. A perfect story for Julian Fellowes or his ilk to make this book another Masterpiece Theater production. Looking forward to Harrod-Eagles coming out with #6 soon.
January 30, 2022
Book five of a series of five (not meant as stand alones; please start with #1 and read in order), but I hear that there will be a book six in 2019! Thank god, because I got totally sucked into this series!! And now I have to find something else to read....
September 21, 2020
The fifth in the series and I'm hooked, very much wanting to learn what happens next. I love the way the author has done her research as we follow the Hunter family and their staff through the trying years of WWI.
Beattie has kept her secret of her long lost love for some time now but things come to a head in this latest instalment and her husband Edward, decides not to appeal his conscription order for him to escape dealing with her betrayal.
David and Antonia still live in the Hunter home and David seems to be finding unhealthy ways to dealing with the constant pain in his shattered leg following his time in the war. Edward encourages him to seek the opinion of a bone specialist.
Sadie is still volunteering at the farm helping to train the horses but is dismayed to hear the vet whom she loves has been injured in France from a horse bite and is seriously ill.
There's a lot to digest in this episode as we learn how difficult England was finding the war, the increased number of casualties and how they feared they might not win. I was not aware England had raised the conscription age to 51! Pretty hard for those men at that age, well established in their careers and family responsibilities to put everything on hold and report to the army office.
I didn't realize either how late the US was in coming into the war to help them. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Beattie has kept her secret of her long lost love for some time now but things come to a head in this latest instalment and her husband Edward, decides not to appeal his conscription order for him to escape dealing with her betrayal.
David and Antonia still live in the Hunter home and David seems to be finding unhealthy ways to dealing with the constant pain in his shattered leg following his time in the war. Edward encourages him to seek the opinion of a bone specialist.
Sadie is still volunteering at the farm helping to train the horses but is dismayed to hear the vet whom she loves has been injured in France from a horse bite and is seriously ill.
There's a lot to digest in this episode as we learn how difficult England was finding the war, the increased number of casualties and how they feared they might not win. I was not aware England had raised the conscription age to 51! Pretty hard for those men at that age, well established in their careers and family responsibilities to put everything on hold and report to the army office.
I didn't realize either how late the US was in coming into the war to help them. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
December 15, 2021
It is 1918 and World War I (The Great War) trudges on. I found this to be a good addition to the War at Home series (once again for the reader's enjoyment read in order). It is totally told from a British point of view--both in England and on the war front. Life is not presented in a rosy view, but is written like rolling waves. At times, there is happiness, but then the war reasserts itself with tragedies that accompany a war. All levels of society are represented; there are many poignant segments to mull over. Life has changed--soldiers will return or others will remain where they fell; women have new roles in society. And I am sure in the next book many problems will be probed with readjustment problems. In addition, many fall to The Spanish Flu. Makes one think of COVID 19 100 years later. I wish Masterpiece Theatre would produce this as a series.
December 9, 2022
The final year of war or is it?
The struggles continue for the Hunter family. There are still deaths. War is not civil and they have all changed since 1914. David wounded. Bobby dead. William in the newly formed RAF. Peter at home still at school and the cub scouts. Sadie is still working with the horses and driving ambulances in the afternoons. Diana has one child and another on the way, Rupert is in France. Edward receives his call up papers and goes.
Yes I enjoyed the book. I love the characters and can feel I am watching the comings and goings of the family. I want to know what happens next. This book is recommended if you have read the others. Best to read the books in sequence.
I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series.
The struggles continue for the Hunter family. There are still deaths. War is not civil and they have all changed since 1914. David wounded. Bobby dead. William in the newly formed RAF. Peter at home still at school and the cub scouts. Sadie is still working with the horses and driving ambulances in the afternoons. Diana has one child and another on the way, Rupert is in France. Edward receives his call up papers and goes.
Yes I enjoyed the book. I love the characters and can feel I am watching the comings and goings of the family. I want to know what happens next. This book is recommended if you have read the others. Best to read the books in sequence.
I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series.
June 9, 2020
Very believable novel with different plots from Beattie and Edward Hunter to the female household staff in the whole year 1918. Affairs by the Hunter couple were a concise way of how Beattie and Edward's marriage changed from the wonderful to dead. Many characters in the historical novel used their experiences to help them become better persons at end of the Great War (the Armistice on 11 November 1918).
Should "All the Boys Come Home" (War at War #5) be taught in English class in high school and college? Yes, it must be!!!!! :-)
Grade: A++++++
Should "All the Boys Come Home" (War at War #5) be taught in English class in high school and college? Yes, it must be!!!!! :-)
Grade: A++++++
June 23, 2020
The best of the War at Home series so far, and with the war coming to an end in this tale, the start of Spanish Flu could be a major theme in the next book. Very relevant given the current situation.
What comes over throughout this fifth book, is the war fatigue that is overwhelming the entire population. It is not just the casualties which numerically are alarming, it is things like the increase in rationing, even in the upper echelon of society, showing no-one is immune from total war.
What comes over throughout this fifth book, is the war fatigue that is overwhelming the entire population. It is not just the casualties which numerically are alarming, it is things like the increase in rationing, even in the upper echelon of society, showing no-one is immune from total war.
August 8, 2020
5th in the War at Home series, this read has Edward, father of the Hunter family, joining his British soldiers at the front until Armistice Day. The women and servants at home in the small village are still dealing with loss, war fatigue, and rationing. Changes have also been happening in society and women are still stepping up to cope with the many men who have been lost or are still in battle. One more book will complete this series of historical fiction.
July 3, 2023
Another GREAT read from Cynthia Harrod Eagles. This series is about the English homefront during WWI. Like all her books it is a book series that you become part of. In fact, I am saddened that there is only 1 more book in the series. I cannot wait to read it though. The author also has a much longer similar series called the Moreland Dynasty oh my IO loved that 27? book series!!! if you like historical fiction/family stories do you self a favopr and READ Cynthia Harrod Eagles!
May 10, 2024
#5 in War at Home series. I wrote a detailed review of #1 "Goodbye Piccadilly", so this will be short. I am hooked on the series and recommend it to anyone who likes historical fiction and family sagas. The sometimes pathetic romances, and the constant reminders of how downtrodden women have been are downsides for me. The author handles everything pretty well and her historical research seems accurate. Rating 4.
October 3, 2020
So so so good! Honestly this series has been amazing and I’m so glad I read it. Well researched and well written. I felt very much a part of the Hunter family and The Great War. That last paragraph tho. I cried. Seems cruel but at the same time, things like that REALLY happened. I’m so glad there is one more book tho.
I highly recommend this book series.
I highly recommend this book series.
February 10, 2022
1918. Everyone is becoming tired and worn down by the war that has dragged on so long, showing no signs of ending. There is a smidgen of hope on the horizon that the war may end by next year — but is it false hope? How all of this affects the members of the extended Hunter family, their friends, and employees makes a fascinating story. Recommended.
July 2, 2018
The end of another saga, maybe?
I hope there's another in the pipeline
I hope there's another in the pipeline
July 2, 2018
I really enjoyed this whole series. It’s perfect when you need something completely absorbing- like a beach read, or, as in my case, something to distract from the pain of recovering from surgery!
July 14, 2018
Fiction
September 14, 2018
Sublime. Oh, how I love this series. I love every character! Please let there be another book coming.
October 10, 2018
I love this author. Is this really the last book in the series?!
December 18, 2018
I hope there is another book to follow as the WAR is finally over but there are so many story lines left hanging.
January 3, 2019
What a tremendous book. What a super tremendous series--five books. I hope there might be another one--you know--we have to sort out the Treaty of Versailles and all that!
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