Historical Novels: Fallen Skies : A Novel (Paperback)

from Yabut

While this is not one of Philippa Gregory's usual royalty related novels, it's still at least slightly historical fiction. Set after the 1st World War, in England, a young singer meets a upper class gentleman, and life is never the same after that. A good backstory on the gentleman's war experien...

from alabraham

I found this book to be interesting, but disturbing at the same time. I did not like the shallow character of the protagonist Lily, but the story line was interesting from Captain Steven Winter's preoccupation with her. As the story progressed and Lily's character matured, I was drawn into the dr...

from sds6565

Good read like all Philippa Gregory's books. Lily is our heroine. The book deals with her adjustment from life in middle class England at the end of WW1 to the upper classes. The book goes on to describe her life in the chorus line in the dance halls of England to her life as a wife and mother in...

from 24girl

In post-World War I England seventeen-year old Lily Pears is just on the verge of breaking out of the chorus line into a career as a solo singer when she meets the older distinguished war hero Captain Stephen Winters. Wracked by nightmares of the war Stephen sees Lily as his saving grace with her...

from MillieHennessy

This book centers around newlyweds Lily and Stephen Winters. Lily was a chorus girl turned soloist, who lost her mother and her way in life, and married Stephen because she didn't care what happened to herself one way or another. Stephen was a WWI veteran who was more deeply disturbed by the war ...