The Soldier's Wife (Audiobook)

from allthesedarnbooks

This was an interesting book that left me with somewhat mixed feelings. I liked the details of everyday life in World War II Guernsey, a setting I fell in love with after reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. There is some beautiful, lyrical language, and then there are some part...

from AuthorMarion

Vivienne de la Mare is the mother of two daughters; daughter-in-law to an elderly woman in the throes of Alzheimer's; and wife to a soldier from whom she is emotionally separated. With her husband off fighting the war, Vivienne is responsible for feeding and caring for her small family as well as...

from jrquilter

The Soldier's Wife takes place during WWII on the tiny island of Guernsey. Vivienne lives on the island with her two daughters and mother-in-law during the German occupation while her husband is off fighting in the war. I found myself empathizing with Vivienne as she struggles to take care of her...

from bwightman

I received this book through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program. The book tells the story of Vivienne, a mother of two girls living on Guernsey island off the cost of France during World War II. The island was occupied by Germans early in the war, and several soldiers moved into the house nex...

from mrstreme

War has come to tiny Guernsey, an island in the English Channel that during World War II was a strategic landing site for the German armed forces. In Margaret Leroy's novel, The Soldier's Wife, Vivienne de la Mare faces indecision: to evacuate the island with her two daughters, or stay there and ...