The House at Tyneford

The House at Tyneford (Natasha Solomons, 2011) 

How I stumbled upon it: In the 25 cent bin at McKay's books in Nashville, TN.

What it's about: Elise, a proper and wealthy Jewish girl from Vienna is sent to the English countryside, to the Tyneford estate, to become a parlor maid in order to escape the war.  Her relationships with the other servants in the household are hard to manage, especially because she is used to being waited on, not waiting on others. When she meets the son of the master, Kit, they fall in love on a backdrop of wartime Europe.  This book is about putting dreams on hold, and accepting the life that you are given, not the one you want. 

What I thought: It took me around 75 pages to get into the book, but when I did, I couldn't put it down.  I was intrigued by the plot but also the writing style.  This book is written like "light" fiction--easy to understand, easy to breeze through, but the content and storyline are not light at all.  I love WWII fiction, and this is definitely on my "to recommend" list.

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