The Ship of Brides

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I've always enjoyed and appreciated a book that educates me, and this really did. This should be read by students as well, there's a true story amongst the happy and sad moments. The poor brides who received a telegram 'Not wanted, don't come'. Heart breaking.

This is the last of my gifts from my sister of my heart Verlie’s donations that I will be bringing my review to Goodreads. Moyes paints an engrossing picture of life in rural America, and it’s easy to root for the enterprising librarians.” The writing is fantastic and by the end I felt like I really knew these women and wondered how their lives had turned out, in fact I didn’t want to let them go. THE SHIP OF BRIDES by JoJo Moyes was my first read from this author and I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure. I'm a huge fan of Jojo Moyes and until now have never been on the fence with what to rate her work. This one is a tough one though. I liked half; I disliked half. I found myself impatient to know what happened in the end, to each and every one of the girls, yet at the same time, I found myself skimming the "man" parts--the captain's tale, Nicol's story, this guy and that guy. They bored me, and I didn't care about their lives.While the series may have started off as a romance, Jojo Moyes has turned Louisa Clark’s story into one about learning to be, and to love, yourself.” Premise: The year is 1946. The war has ended. This is a fictionalized account of the transport of 100’s of wartime brides from Australia to England aboard a ship filled with 1,000’s of young men Marines. Many of the women have spent very little time with their husbands and almost all are leaving behind the only life they have ever known. The 6-week journey is filled with many emotions. But it is the journey that the novel plays on. Moyes wisely knows that life-changing events don’t always change our lives for the better. . . . After Youmay not be the sequel you expect, but it is the sequel you needed.” Moyes is at her most charming here, writing with a sense of humorous affection about family dynamics among working-classBrits. . . a Maeve Binchy for the 21st century.”

Consider the euphoria facing those who married their sweethearts before they went off to war – how little they may have known each other – to how things have changed for both since the war. Not really, there a are things in the brides lives that happen on board that can be a bit sad, they all start off stepping aboard exited to be reunited with their husbands in the end... Australian brides form friendships as they make their way to England aboard an aircraft carrier in this novel, originally published in Britain in 2005, from Moyes ( Silver Bay, 2014, etc.). I was also pleasantly surprised that so much happens on board the ship. From women and men sneaking away, to betrayal, to “Not Wanted, Don’t Come” telegrams, to a beauty contest, and more, there was constantly something happening to or around these women and I was thoroughly entertained.The Last Tigers of Hong Kong: True Stories of Big Cats that Stalked Britain’s Chinese Colony • John Saeki Jojo’s work never fails to bring a smile to my face with her honesty, humour and empathy about what it is to be human —[Still Me is] a must read!” The romance was a small part of the book, there's a very slow slow build up of romance between Frances and Nicol(Marine) and its more present towards the last quarter of the book. I absolutely loved this!!! you desperately want to know if they end up together.

Jean reminded me of Lydia from Pride & Prejudice, though not quite as annoying. I actually like Jean. She’s young and acts before thinking, but she would’ve been the one I would’ve wanted to hang out with on the ship. She’s a party girl who wants to flirt, even though she’s married. What’s wrong with flirting? She’s not cheating on Stan, whom she really, genuinely loves. Although, once I got to chapter 26 and read 9 words I completely balled my eyes out.. I couldn't believe that 9 words could instantly bring me to tears. I actually took a bit of a brake and let the information sink in and had a really good cry. I realised I probably wasn't going to get my HEA. I forced myself to continue, crying along the way, those tears stopped and I started smiling, grinning, laughing, racing to the point where what I was crying over wasn't what I thought it was. I swear! my face hurt from all the emotions a felt during that last chapter!! OMG Author!! really?!! Incredible! Jean ist die Jüngste, unreif, ungebildet und naiv aber offen und direkt. Und man hat sie einfach gern. Once again, Moyes delivers a heart-wrenching and relatable book about love and loss that will stay with you long after you’ve finished.” It isn't a light, cheerful book, but it isn't also a book which leave you crying. I have finished it with the feeling that life can be difficult and painful but most people are good. They sometimes simply are in hard situations, make wrong decisions and so on. But there is happiness in life too!

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And amid all the sadness, secrets, harassment, betrayals, and worrying who'll get the next "Not Wanted Don't Come", there are surprise bursts of humor, which in my opinion, kept this book afloat. Jean - A 16 year old bride, chatty, drinks alot of alcohol which leads to her downfall. No pov from her. I often get confused in stories with large casts, and this story was no different. But there were a few characters whom I really adored -- the woman with her dog, the woman who ends up in the nightmarish tenement situation, and also the captain, who winds up marrying the primary female protagonist. These characters were finely drawn, fleshed out, and I connected to them and rode the little ripples of their stories through the greater waves of the plot, right to the end.