Keep the Home Fires Burning

War at Home, 1915

De: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrado por: Annie Aldington

The year is 1915, and the war is raging on.... The war was not 'over by Christmas' after all, and as 1915 begins, the Hunters begin to settle into wartime life.

Diana, the eldest Hunter daughter, sees her fiance off to the front but doesn't expect such coldness from her future mother-in-law. David's battalion is almost ready to be sent to the front, but how will Beattie's fragile peace of mind endure?

Belowstairs Ethel, the under housemaid, is tired of having her beaux go off to war, so she deliberately sets her sights on a man who works on the railway, believing he won't be allowed to volunteer. Eric turns out to be decent and honest, and he genuinely cares about Ethel - is this the man who could give her a new life?

The Hunters, their servants, and their neighbours soon realise that war is not just for the soldiers, but it's for everyone to win, and every new atrocity that is reported bolsters British determination: this is a war that must be won at all costs.

Keep the Home Fires Burning is the second 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 1915, this is an evocative, authentic ,and wonderfully depicted drama featuring the Hunter family and their servants.

©2015 Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (P)2015 Hachette Digital

Reseñas de la Crítica

"An insightful look at the impact of war on everyday lives." ( Choice)

Vivid details of families during brutal WW1 encounters

The reader brings the text to life as this author creates nonstop visuals of wartime people at home in England as well as the dramatic battle in the trenches of WW 1.

Excellent

This is an excellent follow-up to Goodbye Piccadilly and one of the best WWI novels I have ever read. The characters are well thought out and each has a fascinating story of their own that weaves seamlessly into the main story. The narration by Annie Aldington is wonderful! She gives each character their own unique voice without overdoing it with phones accents and such.

get the tissues ready!

i have not had a book made me cry like this in a really long time. The author really drove home what it was like to be a citizen in England during the war.

World of the War

A soap opera, but written and performed extremely well. Good history too. Always engaging.

Loved it!!

Another masterpiece by Cynthia Harrold-Eagles. I can’t wait to continue the series! She never disappoints

Too many loose ends!

I understand a realistic war plot in which many lives are impacted in various ways over a span of time, but there are SO many characters with SO many plot lines in this novel that are left UNFINISHED. If this is a book in which the publishers expect me to buy a sequel to satisfy my need for a neat and tidy ending, they had better not hold their breath! A very FRUSTRATING read!