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The Married Girls by Diney Costeloe (view source)
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Characters too, are well realised here, with a story that flows naturally from ''The Girl With No Name'' but takes the characters into new and often rather surprising situations. Filled with drama of the kitchen sink variety, it's an emotional read compellingly written with conviction and skill. Charlotte is a fascinating character - her village life and personal struggles contrast well with those of another character, Harry as he reveals an altogether darker side to life. All the cast are fascinating here, shining a light on different issues but doing so in a very character driven way that makes for an endlessly interesting, easy read.
In fact, when reading a book that flows as well and as smoothly as this, it's rather easy to underestimate the vast amounts of work that must have gone into writing something like this - the level of period detail is immense, the prose crisp and very clear characters threads make it obvious that Costeloe had plans and goals in place for these characters from before she embarked on the books in this series. In fact, events during this book lead things very open for a third chapter in the lives of these fascinating characters, and I'll be very keen to catch up with them should that come to pass. Many thanks to the publishers for the copy. We also have a review of [[The New Neighbours by Diney Costeloe]].
For further reading, the first book of these, [[The Girl With No Name by Diney Costeloe|The Girl With No Name]] is a great place to start - I wouldn't say it's necessary to read it before opening ''The Married Girls'', but you'll certainly embark on an intriguing journey with these characters should you start with the first book. As it stands, it's a beautifully written tale of WWII - moving and evocative.
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