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goodreads| Title: The Ship of Brides Author: Jojo Moyes Genre: world war ii Rating: 9/10 # pages: 357 Date read: August, 2007 |
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Summary: A fictional account of an actual voyage from Australia to England in 1946 by HMS Victorious, a WW2 aircraft carrier. On this, its last voyage before decommissioning, the role of the Victorious could not have been more different to its one in the war. It was a transport ship for some of the last Australian war brides to leave Australia, young women who had married British servicemen serving in Australia during the war, taking them to their husbands and new homes in the UK. The story is woven around four young women from vastly different backgrounds who are brought together through having to share a cabin for the journey.
Review: I've always been fascinated about the different aspects of World War II and the effect it had on the world. This is a different book than most as it concerns life after the war rather than during it. In style - although in no way in plot - it reminded me quite a bit of "A Town Like Alice" by Nevil Shute. It's an interesting insight into a social phenomenon we would otherwise not hear about, unless our grandmothers happened to be one of those war brides. I highly recommend it.
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