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The Beantown Girls
The Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She'll work in city hall, marry her fianc when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when her fianc is reported missing after being shot down in Germany, Fiona's long-held plans are shattered.
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Thetipsyreader
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Mehso-so

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An interesting story about the clubmobile women who served doughnuts and coffee to soldiers on the front lines during WW2. A bit slow at times, but an entertaining read.

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Aims42
The Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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2020 has sucked in so many ways, BUT being able to attend Jane Healey‘s Zoom and hear about her ‘Beantown Girls‘ book and her upcoming book is AWESOME!! I hope this is the only thing that continues in 2021 🥳

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Danay
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2920 #81 Many reviews called it fluff. And it is. But sometimes, especially these days, you just need some fluff!

Bookwormjillk Absolutely 4y
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SilversReviews
The Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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Thanks to:

#WORDSOFOCTOBER
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

Today‘s Prompt: THANKFUL

Leaving Boston and their jobs to become Red Cross Clubmobile Girls is where we meet Viv, Dottie, and Fiona.

Historical fiction fans and women's fiction fans will love this book.

You will definitely need tissues, and we all should be THANKFUL for the men and women who suffered and died so we could have our freedom.

https://tinyurl.com/yxzjdvwn

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Aims42
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I loved this book so much! I couldn‘t put it down 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I put a request for her other book at my library, I can‘t wait to read it ☺️

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Aims42
The Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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A beautiful Labor Day morning to sit and read outside with my coffee 😎☕️

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Aims42
The Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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Starting a new book on #readabookday - what‘s better than that?! 😍🍷📚

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OneCent76
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I love this book. I had never heard of the Red Cross Clubmobile girls before and what they did for soldiers during WWII. This book focuses on 3 friends from Boston who decide to join the Red Cross after Fiona's fiance goes missing in the war. The experiences these 3 ladies have is heartwarming and heartbreaking. The author does a great job of explaining what these women and some of the soldiers went thru during the war.

MsMelissa Have you read this one? Same author. I enjoyed it. 4y
OneCent76 Not yet, but I do have a hold on it at my library. I'm looking forward to it! 4y
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MuddyPuddle
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey

#Bookspin
1-Beantown Girls
2.-The Changeling
3-Little Comfort
4-Letters to the Lost
5-The Graveyard Book
6-One Hundred Years of Solitude
7-Fahrenheit 451
8.-Paper Wife
9.-Murmur of Bees
10-The Downstairs Girl
11-Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
12-The Life We Bury
13-Stillborn Armadillos
14-The Dovekeeper
15-All Systems Red
16-The Curiosity
17.-All the Beautiful Lies
18-The Hunt for the Dingo
19-Onyx & Ivory
20-Magpie Murders

MuddyPuddle I need to find some decent apps so that I can make lists like this without having to worry about the 452 spaces! 5y
rabbitprincess I use PicCollage, and have also made screenshots of lists written in the Notes app on my tablet 🙂 5y
TheAromaofBooks Great list!! I'm terrible at the collages. You don't even want to know how long it took me to make the picture for my original post for this challenge. *facepalm* 5y
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Wife
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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This is an easy read (or listen) and was a good choice when I had other things on my mind. I wouldn‘t have been able to follow a complicated plot or more than a handful of characters. Overall so-so, but not in a bad way. There was one scene that could‘ve carried the story if the author had developed it more, dramatic and suspenseful. 2/5🍩s

Eggs On my tbr 5y
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Sahar
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I absolutely loved this book. Learned a ton about The Red Cross Girls—more historical insight into what WWII soldiers at the front faced...plus a great fictional plot.

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GypsyKat
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Today‘s #AudibleDailyDeal looks good!

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xxjenadanxx
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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As Donut Dollies best friends Fiona, Viv and Dottie are doing their part for the war effort by raising the spirits of soldiers with a taste of home. But Fiona has a much more important reason for joining up - to try and find out what happened to her fiancé Danny, who is MIA.

I loved this book so much! I have been fascinated by the Dollies since I first learned of them so I was SO excited to read this one and I was not disappointed!!

Melissa_J I just bought this so I‘m glad you liked it. Have you read this 5y
xxjenadanxx @Melissa_J I haven‘t yet but I plan to! Have you? 5y
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Lexicon1982
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Really enjoyed listening to this as an audiobook! This book is filled with warmth and strength. I‘d never heard of the Red Cross Clubmobile program during WWII.. these women‘s inspiration to the men at the front lines was brought to life! I felt like I was right there with Fiona, Viv, and Dottie and I would have wanted to be a Red Cross Clubmobile girl. If you love historical fiction about World War II era don‘t miss this book!
5 stars!

xxjenadanxx Ooh this sounds right up my alley! Stacking this one! 6y
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KimberlyFish
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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Fantastic and easily read story bringing heart and soul to Red Cross volunteers in Europe during WWII.

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Sarahreadstoomuch
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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Interesting historical fiction bringing to light a group of women volunteers during WWII. These women volunteered with he Red Cross to go anywhere, even the front, to help boost morale among the weary soldiers. A little slow & repetitive to start, I became deeply invested in each woman‘s story.

rubyslippersreads I still need to read this ARC. 6y
Sarahreadstoomuch She‘s coming to my library this week, so I wanted to be prepared to do a proper introduction!! 6y
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Bookwormjillk
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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It‘s always nice to have a book or two downloaded to my phone for those times when I‘m on the run, or, you know, just too lazy to go downstairs and get my book.

TheBookHippie I have this too how is it?? 6y
Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie ok- nothing special so far but passes the time 6y
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Jules7
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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Such an interesting part of WWII, and an aspect I‘d never read about before. Entertaining and factual story. 4🌟

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SilversReviews
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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A MUST READ!!

Have you read it yet?

FULL REVIEW: https://bit.ly/2BC9ivJ

Crazeedi Great review! 6y
Eggs Just downloaded on kindle-free for prime members😊 6y
SilversReviews @Crazeedi Thank you...you always make my day with your lovely comments about my reviews. ♥️ 6y
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SilversReviews @Eggs ENJOY!!! 6y
Crazeedi @SilversReviews welcome, you always review and talk about such interesting books. 6y
SilversReviews @Crazeedi 😍😍😍😍😍 6y
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SilversReviews
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FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON MY BLOG ON FEBRUARY 14 OR ON GOODREADS AND AMAZON TODAY, 2/5.

I enjoyed learning about these women and this program and how these women helped during the war.

Despite the main story line about war, THE BEANTOWN GIRLS was an enjoyable read filled with friendship, caring, love, and of course tears and sadness.

Historical fiction fans and women's fiction fans will love this book.

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ReadingisMyPassion
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I read Jane Healey‘s first book THE SATURDAY EVENING GIRLS CLUB and really enjoyed it – gave it a 4-star rating. But THE BEANTOWN GIRLS I absolutely LOVED – 5-star review (and more if I could). I was torn between wanting to know how things turned out for each of the girls and not wanting to leave their world. These girls were my friends for a few days – and today had to let them go.

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SilversReviews
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I just finished this GEM.

BEAUTIFUL book with marvelous research.

Historical fiction fans and women‘s fiction fans will LOVE it.

Thank you, Ms. Healey.

REVIEW WILL BE IN FEBRUARY.

Crazeedi Stacking, of course, cause you recommended it! I've enjoyed your suggestions and your review! Thank you👍😉 (edited) 6y
SilversReviews @Crazeedi Awwww...thank you. It is so good...I was crying in a lot of parts. 😊 6y
Crazeedi @SilversReviews I always know it's good if I cry😥😊 6y
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Mrscastro
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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TGIF! Looking forward to starting this book!

tammysue Lovely photo! 6y
Mrscastro @whatshesreadingnow Thank you 😊 6y
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Bostonmomx2
Beantown Girls | Jane Healey
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Coming in Feb 2019. This looks and sounds great and the Kindle preorder is only $3.99!!

bookishkai Oooh, thanks for the heads up! 6y
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