Wake by Anna Hope
Wake: 1) Emerge or cause to emerge from sleep. 2) Ritual for the dead. 3) Consequence or aftermath.
I had no idea what I was getting into when I downloaded this title from Netgalley. The cover drew me in by its simplicity and beauty. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm drawn into the spell of a book by its cover more often than not.
Set in London two years after the end of World War I in a few days leading up to Armistice Day and the burying of the unknown soldier. The lives of three women, unknown to each other, are magically woven together. All are searching for something, love, understanding, closure in the aftermath of war.
Hettie is a dance instructor at the local dance hall. Her mother controls her every move while allowing her shell shocked brother to wander aimlessly through life. Evelyn lost her one true love in the war and now works in the war pensioner's office trying to block the hopeless stories she hears day after day from her thoughts. Ada grieves for her son, so much so that she has pushed the love of her husband out of her life.
Wake is poetic, emotional, heartfelt. I adored it. Honestly I thought I would be reading another tragic story of war, or another story of three people who meet due to one small event. Wake was none of that. Many parts of the story are tragic, however each woman's struggle is carefully and seamlessly woven into the others. Wake is a gorgeous piece of historical fiction. Don't let Wake pass you by.
Wake: 1) Emerge or cause to emerge from sleep. 2) Ritual for the dead. 3) Consequence or aftermath.
I had no idea what I was getting into when I downloaded this title from Netgalley. The cover drew me in by its simplicity and beauty. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm drawn into the spell of a book by its cover more often than not.
Set in London two years after the end of World War I in a few days leading up to Armistice Day and the burying of the unknown soldier. The lives of three women, unknown to each other, are magically woven together. All are searching for something, love, understanding, closure in the aftermath of war.
Hettie is a dance instructor at the local dance hall. Her mother controls her every move while allowing her shell shocked brother to wander aimlessly through life. Evelyn lost her one true love in the war and now works in the war pensioner's office trying to block the hopeless stories she hears day after day from her thoughts. Ada grieves for her son, so much so that she has pushed the love of her husband out of her life. Wake is poetic, emotional, heartfelt. I adored it. Honestly I thought I would be reading another tragic story of war, or another story of three people who meet due to one small event. Wake was none of that. Many parts of the story are tragic, however each woman's struggle is carefully and seamlessly woven into the others. Wake is a gorgeous piece of historical fiction. Don't let Wake pass you by.
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