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We Must Be Brave
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself. One woman. One little girl. The war that changed everything. December 1940. In the disorderly evacuation of Southampton, England, newly married Ellen Parr finds a small child asleep on the backseat of an empty bus. No one knows who little Pamela is. Ellen professed not to want children with her older husband, and when she takes Pamela into her home and rapidly into her heart, she discovers that this is true: Ellen doesn't want children. She wants only Pamela. Three golden years pass as the Second World War rages on. Then one day Pamela is taken away, screaming. Ellen is no stranger to sorrow, but when she returns to the quiet village life she's long lived, she finds herself asking: In a world changed by war, is it fair to wish for an unchanged heart? In the spirit of We Were the Lucky Ones and The Nightingale, here is a novel about courage and kindness, hardship and friendship, and the astonishing power of love.
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readingjedi
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This just scrapes a Pick. I found it inconsistent - sometimes it was sentimental tosh & others it was genuinely moving. The writing, solid in the main, got flabby & vague at points. The plot is good but dragged out and the arrival of a 2nd lost child was just too contrived for me. The long lost father was superfluous. Was also frustrated by how long they took to reconnect. But I did enjoy it overall, it was just too melodramatic for me to love it.

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readingjedi
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Starting this one tonight. Apparently it's a bit of a tear-jerker .... 😭😭😭😭

With thanks to #netgalley for this book.

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TheSpineView
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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TheKidUpstairs 💛💛💛 4y
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Foragingfantasy
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Pickpick

If you enjoy tears steadily streaming down your face, read it.

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JulAnna
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Quiet, sunny, lovely afternoon on the porch with a good book 😊 Simply heaven!

LauraBeth I need a porch like this in my life! 4y
Oryx Beautiful porch 4y
JulAnna Thanks @Oryx ! @LauraBeth it is very peaceful, I am fortunate ☺️ 4y
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JillR
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Pickpick

Yes this is a sentimental WWII-everyone-pulls-together-through-hardship story, but it was more than that. Great writing, with a steeliness to it, if that‘s the right word, as well as the many lovely characters and the heart wrenching storyline. I cried through about a third of it in the strangely comforting way that only a book can make you do!

Cathythoughts Gorgeous pic 5y
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kstadt929
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Found this on the Lucky Day shelf at the library tonight! (No holds. Can‘t be renewed.) It is brand new because the date inside the cover is stamped April 2, 2019 !! I‘m going to try to get to it next 😁

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bookishkai
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Historical fiction and mystery are my next reads.

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Reecaspieces
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Panpan

🍭🍭 review is up on my blog. This did not do it for me! https://reecaspieces.com/2019/02/26/we-must-be-brave-by-frances-liardet-historic...

Bklover Looking at this book at Barnes and Noble. And now putting it back on the shelf. I trust you, my dear! ❤️ 5y
Reecaspieces @Bklover wow!! You just made my day!!! Thank you so much!!! 5y
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Tanzy13
We Must Be Brave | Frances Liardet
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Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself.

In the spirit of We Were the Lucky Ones and The Nightingale, here is a novel about courage and kindness, hardship and friendship, and the astonishing power of love.

kspenmoll Great review! 6y
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