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The Poppy Wife
The Poppy Wife: A Novel of the Great War | Caroline Scott
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In the tradition of Jennifer Robson and Hazel Gaynor, this unforgettable debut novel is a sweeping tale of forbidden love, profound loss, and the startling truth of the broken families left behind in the wake of World War I. 1921. Survivors of the Great War are desperately trying to piece together the fragments of their broken lives. While many have been reunited with their loved ones, Edies husband Francis is still missing. Francis is presumed to have been killed in action, but Edie knows he is alive. Harry, Franciss brother, was there the day Francis went missing in Ypres. And like Edie, hes hopeful Francis is living somewhere in France, lost and confused. Hired by grieving families in need of closure, Harry returns to the Western Front to photograph soldiers graves. As he travels through France gathering news for British wives and mothers, he searches for evidence his own brother is still alive. When Edie receives a mysterious photograph that she believes was taken by Francis, she is more certain than ever he isnt dead. Edie embarks on her own journey in the hope of finding some trace of her husband. Is he truly gone, or could he still be alive? And if he is, why hasnt he come home? As Harry and Edies paths converge, they get closer to the truth about Francis and, as they do, are soon faced with the life-changing impact of the answers they discover. An incredibly moving account of an often-forgotten moment in historythose years after the war that were filled with the unknownThe Poppy Wife tells the story of the thousands of soldiers who were lost amid the chaos and ruins in battle-scarred France; and the even greater number of men and women hoping to find them again.
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NovelNancyM
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The setting is WWI which naturally makes for a confusing timeframe since wars are never straightforward. This novel also uses the approach of switching POVs between two characters. I thought the plot was slow to start, but hooked me enough that I chose to keep reading. It also offers the perspective of the people who survived and how life must somehow go on. If you enjoy historical fiction (particularly WWI) this is worth the read.

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A good book, but not a good book for me. It‘s an important and little-told story about the aftermath of WWI and the lives left wrecked. However, the drawn out plot (symbolic of the waiting of war widows) just isn‘t my reading taste, so it fell flat for me. Up to hour 6 for #24B42020 !! #wintergames #impulseread ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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tonyablessing
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Amazing book! It was a little hard for me to get into the story, but once I was past the first few chapters, I was drawn in and didn't want to put the book down. This debut novel is a winner! The setting is 1921 after the Great War. Survivors of the war are trying to mend and move forward.

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Really good debut!! Still prefer the UK title of The Photographer of the Lost because it really gets to the heart of this novel. Not the silly title with the "wife", "girl", "daughter" in it.

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