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1940 Liverpool. The pressures of war threaten to tear apart two sisters traumatised by their father’s murder of their mother.

With her new husband, Will, a merchant seaman, deployed on dangerous Atlantic convoy missions, Hannah needs her younger sister Judith more than ever. But when Mussolini declares war on Britain, Judith's Italian sweetheart, Paolo is imprisoned as an enemy alien, and Judith's loyalties are divided.

Each sister wants only to be with the man she loves but, as the war progresses, tensions between them boil over, and they face an impossible decision.

A heart-wrenching page-turner about the everyday bravery of ordinary people during wartime. From heavily blitzed Liverpool to the terrors of the North Atlantic and the scorched plains of Australia, Sisters at War will bring tears to your eyes and joy to your heart.

My Review 

When a book is based during World War Two, in Liverpool, no less, you expect some drama, some violence and a little bit of heartbreak. What I did not count on was the story being so incredibly enthralling that it was almost impossible to put down.

I adored reading about Hannah. She is such an incredible woman, who has a very traumatic difficult past, and she takes on so much responsibility, so much worry and pain, that I spent a majority of this book hoping that things would get better for her, that Will would manage to get a different job, a safer one, that would cause her less concern. I also really enjoyed reading about Will, and his trips over the sea, although all of these scenes made me incredibly scared as I read about the U-boat and aerial attacks.

The day-to-day aspects of living in Liverpool during the war were written wonderfully, and the fear as the sound of bombs dropping got closer was very vivid. With an Italian character in England, we also follow the horrors the Italians faced when they were arrested on suspicion of fascism and sent abroad to camps. The conditions they were subjected to on the ships was absolutely terrible and, although it seemed almost impossible, I hoped that they would be sent home again, back to their loved ones.

I loved every second of this book, so much so that I stayed up half the night reading it!!

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Clare Flynn 

Clare Flynn is the author of thirteen historical novels and a collection of short stories. A former International Marketing Director and strategic management consultant, she is now a full-time writer. 

Having lived and worked in London, Paris, Brussels, Milan and Sydney, home is now on the coast, in Sussex, England, where she can watch the sea from her windows. An avid traveler, her books are often set in exotic locations.

Clare is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of The Society of Authors, ALLi, and the Romantic Novelists Association. When not writing, she loves to read, quilt, paint and play the piano. 

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