A Christmas Baby at Goodwill House The BRAND NEW emotional historical family saga from Fenella J MIller for Christmas 2023 by Fenella J Miller

 This series is just lovely. I really don’t want to leave the Harcourts behind! I don’t think that I have read all of the books in the series but this was like catching up with old friends again. Many of my relatives fought in the Second World War so I like to read books set in the war. This mostly deals with life on the domestic front, as Joanna and the family deal with rationing and wartime life.

In this one, Joanna, who has sometimes seemed a bit cold in former books, decides to give up her title and marry a handsome young pilot, who is much younger. They hardly know each other but she is pregnant. Joanna has her share of troubles worrying about John’s missions, but she now has some adopted children and her mother-in-law is also helpful. John has a harder time as he flies on secret missions, and has a series of accidents. The setting is well-researched, and the author sprinkles the book with wartime slang.

I kept imagining Joanna asAnna Neagle or Lily James! This book is incredibly English.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.