This book has all four short stories in it (around 100 pages each) that make up the first installment of the continuing story of the women of Great Paxford. The stories can each be bought separately and are called: Spitfire Down!, A Woman's Work, Strangers Among Us, and A Soldier Returns.
The writing style is what I expected of someone used to dealing with actors and scripts. The point of view will switch from one person to another and back again without warning or transition. In the beginning, I think I was just so glad to find out what happened, I didn't care. After that, I seemed to get used to it.
I think a lot of my enjoyment of this book hinged on the fact that I already loved the characters. Later in the book, I was getting a little disappointed that I didn't get more Steph, Sarah and Claire. There was way more of Pat and Teresa than I was expecting (and they were repetitive) , and after a while I skimmed/skipped their chapters. The other two that seemed to get the most exposure were Erica and Frances. Overall, I liked Erica's story line the best.
Something to be aware of - there's a bit of language and a few sexual descriptions. Nothing graphic, but more detail than I wanted. Personal preference.
Unfortunately, there's also a bit of the cliffhanger at the end of the book, but there's another book planned for October 2018. For myself, I enjoyed finding out what happened and wish more cancelled shows were able to pull this off (I'm talking to you, Mercy Street!). Thinking over the book as a whole, I would've been satisfied had I read Spitfire Down! and stopped after that.
*The cover here is different from the one I have. Not sure why...
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