The Blackout Book Club
by Amy Lynn Green
Pub Date 15 Nov 2022
Bethany House, Bethany House Publishers
I am reviewing a copy of The Blackout Book Club through Bethany House and Netgalley:
Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian in small-town Maine after a promise to her brother in 1942 before he heads off to the European front. She was never much of a reader but when wartime needs threaten to close the library, she invents a book club to keep its doors open. The women she convinces to attend the first meeting couldn't be more different a wealthy spinster determined to aid the war effort, an exhausted mother looking for a fresh start, and a determined young war worker.
At first it seems the struggles on the home front are all the members have in common, but over time , the books they choose become more than an escape from the hardships of life and the fear of the U-boat battles that rage just past their shores. As the women face personal challenges and band together in the face of danger, they find they have more in common than they think. But when their growing friendships are tested by secrets of the past and present, they must decide whether depending on each other is worth the cost.
I give The Blackout Book Club five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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