A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls is the fourth installment in the warm-hearted Library Girls series set in London during WWII.

A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls by Patricia McBride

Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, WWII (home front), Books About Libraries, Friendship, Women Supporting Women, London

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My Summary of A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls:

Thanks #NetGalley @BoldwoodBooks for a complimentary e ARC of #ABetterTomorrowForTheEastEndLibraryGirls upon my request. All opinions are my own.

A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls is #4 in the Library Girls Series. By now, reading is like visiting with dear friends as we catch up with the young women’s lives and activities. The war won’t deter Cordelia, Mavis, and Jane as they rally their community to organize rent strikes and stand up against greedy landlords, unfair practices, and intolerable living conditions.

My Thoughts:

Well-researched and Well-written

I’ve read the entire series and can confidently recommend these stories for several reasons. We gain insight into life on the London home front during WWII, experience the struggles of those living in London’s East End, and meet three remarkable young women.

Admirable Characters

Cordelia, Mavis, and Jane are likable, compassionate, and admirable. They support each other, care for the library, and actively participate in the community.

Engaging

Between scurrying to bomb shelters, dealing with bombing and the resulting damage, assisting the community, caring for the library, and handling personal issues, all the stories in the series are engaging. In this story, these plucky and courageous young women rally the community to protest high rent and intolerable living conditions. In addition, Cordelia has readers concerned for her as she is tempted to cheat on her boyfriend who is away serving on the front lines as a doctor. Although this part of the story creates suspense and intrigue, I feel disappointed in her. Even though it’s realistic for a young woman to be tempted by a handsome man in uniform, this storyline doesn’t seem to fit her character. She’s usually more level-headed, thoughtful, cautious…..and loyal!

Recommending A Better Tomorrow for the East End Girls

If you appreciate heartfelt women’s histfic stories featuring feisty, independent young women on the home front during WWII, you will want to add this series to your TBR. All 4-Star reads. Each can be read as a stand-alone but reading in order will provide a richer reading experience.

Related: See my review of A Christmas Gift for the East End Library Girls.

My Rating:  4 Stars

Meet the Author of A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls, Patricia McBride

Patricia McBride is an author of heartwarming World War II sagas featuring fierce female friendships. She resides in Cambridge, England with her husband. When not writing, Patricia enjoys curling up with a cup of tea and books about strong woman in war time.

Patricia’s latest series follows the adventures of three librarians living and working in London’s impoverished East End during the Blitz. The first book, The Library Girls of the East End, introduces posh Lady Cordelia Carmichael, bold Mavis and more timid Jane. Despite their differences, the three band together to keep their beloved library running amidst food rationing, air raids, and family troubles. And of course, romance.

The idea for the series came from Patricia’s own mother, who was a cockney and told her many tales of her life during WW2. She always marvelled at the resilience and community spirit that blossomed in times of strife.

Growing up, Patricia adored listening to family stories about the war. This fuelled her interest in capturing the bravery and sacrifice of the British people on the home front.

Patricia is an active member of both the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the Historical Writers’ Association.

Patricia is excited to join the Boldwood Books family and bring more gripping World War II sagas to readers in the coming years. Watch for the next installments in her Librarian Girls series.

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