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| Title | : | The Wind Off the Sea (The Bexham Trilogy #2) |
| Author | : | Charlotte Bingham |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 544 pages |
| Published | : | February 17th 2003 by Bantam |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction |
Charlotte Bingham
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 544 pages Rating: 3.68 | 133 Users | 12 Reviews
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It is 1947, the worst winter in England since records began, and even the sea is frozen. For the women living in the little fishing port of Bexham, the chronic lack of everything from fuel to food has left them reeling.When Waldo Astley drives through thick Sussex snow into the village in his large American Buick, it is to find Bexham filled not just with grumbling residents, but frustrated wives and mothers forced back behind their stoves after the joy of the victory for which they fought so hard on the home front. Government directives have ensured that the returning men resumed the jobs their women managed so brilliantly through the gruelling years of war.
But Waldo is no ordinary character, and while he has come to Bexham on a personal mission, his effect on all the residents is as warming as the electricity of which there is still such a shortage. For Judy, whose marriage to Walter has been badly affected by long years of separation; for Rusty, whose miscarriage has been mind-shattering; for Mathilda, whose single motherhood has put her eligibility in jeopardy, and for Meggie, still not recovered from her alter ego as a secret agent. No matter what the age or circumstances of the person, Waldo Astley is not just a breath of fresh air - but the wind off the sea.
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| Original Title: | The Wind off the Sea |
| ISBN: | 0553813986 (ISBN13: 9780553813982) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Bexham Trilogy #2 |
| Setting: | Sussex, England(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 3.68 From 133 Users | 12 ReviewsArticle Based On Books The Wind Off the Sea (The Bexham Trilogy #2)
I didn't actually finish the book - got about 2/3 of the way through and finally gave up. The central premise just didn't work for me and the characters I found so engaging in the first book in the series were just annoying me. I really didn't care what happened to them.Good insight on how life was just after WW2 - Britain won the war but life doesn't feel like it...interesting how women had to adjust back to their pre-war life pretty much behind the stove but had completely different lifes during the war - doing real mens work and pretty much running the day to day life in Britain.
Re-read "The Chestnut Tree" right before this to refresh the storylines in my memory. I had rated "The Chestnut Tree" 3 stars, but it is more a 3 1/2. "The Wind Off the Sea is more a straight 3. The ending was so unexpected, despite the many hints. I am now hoping to finish the trilogy soon. I will certainly miss these characters.
I recently read this superb book in my new home in Thailand. It reminded me of my postwar childhood in England. Homesick? Well, okay, now and again.
The Honourable Charlotte Mary Thérèse Bingham was born on 29 June 1942 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, UK. Her father, John Bingham, the 7th Baron Clanmorris, wrote detective stories and was a secret member of MI5. Her mother, Madeleine Bingham, née Madeleine Mary Ebel, was a playwright. Charlotte first attended a school in London, but from the age of seven to 16, she went to the Priory of OurAn interesting enough read, but the author tries to make a mystery of the main character which only leads to frustration on my part, because she keeps hinting at various aspects of his character that lead you in the wrong direction. A fair enough family type sage, but I will not hurry to find the next chapter.
An interesting enough read, but the author tries to make a mystery of the main character which only leads to frustration on my part, because she keeps hinting at various aspects of his character that lead you in the wrong direction. A fair enough family type sage, but I will not hurry to find the next chapter.
This was a great sequel. More great insights into the devastating effects of a war on home soil. Things I had never even thought of.
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