Carol

Women on the Home Front During War Years #HistoricalFiction #WhatsOnYourBookshelfChallenge #WOYBS #BookTwitter

One category of historical fiction I enjoy is stories of women on the home front during times of war.
There are several favorite titles on my bookshelf that I’d like to share with you today.
I often wonder how I would have contributed to the war effort, or how the war would have affected my life.

Do you enjoy these types of stories?

10+ Books That Feature Women on the Home Front During War Years

Women on the Home Front During War Years (white text in a blue text box over a shelf of books)
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(In no particular order)

Dear Mrs. Bird, Yours Cheerfully, and Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce

Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce (cover) Image: 2 young women sit on a low wall reading one newspaper
Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce (cover) a woman in a blue coat and black hat stands nearwith her back to the camera looking to the side

The Kitchen Front, The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle, and The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan

the Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan (cover) Image: a young woman dressed in a red blouse and a white apron holds a recipe book close to her chest
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle bbby Jennifer Ryan (cover) four women working on (hand) sewing projects
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan (cover)

The Wartime Bookshop, Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop, and The Wartime Singers by Lesley Eames

The Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames (cover) Image: three women stand in bront of shelves with a stack of books in their hands
Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames (cover) Image: the faces of three attractive WWII era young women
The Wartime Singers by Lesley Eames (cover) Image: three women stand in front of a building...two linked arm in arm

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin (cover) Image: a young woman stands near shelf lined books next to a window holding an open book

The Winter Orphans by Kristin Beck

The Winter Orphans by Kristin Beck (cover) Image: white text over the background picture of a young girl wearing a coat and hat and carrying a suitcase trudging through snowfall

The Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman

Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman (cover) Image: two girls sit on a wing of a plane

The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson

The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson (cover) Image: a young woman in a white blouse and red skirt sits on a cabinet top surrounded by books and bookshelves

Daughters of War by Dinah Jeffries

Daughters of War by Dinah Jefferies (cover) Image: a woman stands with her back to the camera in a field with trees and a house on a hill in the distance

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (cover) Image: a woman sits on a wall with her back to the camera overlooking the Eiffel Tower in the distance

The Girl From the Chanel Islands by Jenny Lecoat

The Girl From the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat (cover) Image: a woman stands in an empty field beside her bike overlooking a small village while planes fly overhead

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel (cover) Image: a young woman holds an old book in her hands with her hands behind her back and back to the camera

The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton

The Last Train to London by Meg Waite CLayton (cover)

QOTD:

Have I listed one of your favorites?
Do you have a recommendation for a book in this category?

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12 comments

  1. I’d recommend a recent read The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons. I loved The Little Wartime Library too and Dear Mrs Bird. I do enjoy home front books but naturally, can’t bring any more to mind right now!

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  4. Hi, Carol – Thank you for joining us at #WOYBS. I haven’t yet read any of the books that you have featured here, but quite a few of them have caught my interest – especially The Book of Lost Names and The Paris LIbrary.

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  5. I also enjoy homefront stories and have read many of these, Carol. I have not read anything by Lesley Eames so will have to see if any of my sources/libraries have them. I haven’t read the 3rd Mrs. Bird book but hope to soon. I loved #2 as well. Great post, I always enjoy your recommendations Carol.

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  6. […] Stories of everyday life on the home front during WWII are intriguing and cause me to wonder what I would do. Could I maintain the home and care for my family? How would I cope with occasional bombings, blackout curtains, rationing, and loved ones going to war? Their courage to carry on and make do is inspiring. […]

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