The Ship of Brides: 'Brimming over with friendship, sadness, humour and romance, as well as several unexpected plot twists' - Daily Mail

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What a wonderful book that I've just finished. One of those that really mean something. It was a pleasure to read this book, the first of Jo Jo Moyes that I have had the pleasure to read. This is a beautiful story that is based on a factual voyage, each chapter starts with an non fictional extract based on experiences of war brides, or those who served on the 'Victorious'. Avice wirkt verwöhnt und verhält sich versnobt. Sie ist anstrengend und nervt oft. Man fragt sich warum sie so ist, weil sie oft auch verzweifelt klingt.

The Ship of Brides - JoJo Moyes

The novel focuses on 4 young women who are forced to share a cabin. Though they are very different, they become friends and learn to rely on each other. 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. The genius of Moyes . . . [is that she] peers deftly into class issues, social mores, and complicated relationships that raise as many questions as they answer. And yet there is always resolution. It’s not always easy, it’s not always perfect, it’s sometimes messy and not completely satisfying. But sometimes it is.” With the end of World War II, Australian war brides prepare to embark on their voyage across the seas on the Victoria, a British aircraft carrier, arriving in Britain and into the awaiting arms of their soldier husbands. Over 600 brides are to make the six week sojourn--leaving their country and their families, possibly for the last time. The storyline is GREAT based on actual historical events of post WW2 war brides traveling aboard a naval warship to reunite with their husbands in England. I also enjoyed reading the newspaper and journal entries posted at the beginning of each chapter, but other than Frances' and Nicol's story, I am sorry to say, it was pretty much slow going with confusing dialogue and needless catty conversations throughout a good portion of the book.When I finished this novel, I didn’t want to review it: I wanted to reread it. . . . An affair to remember.”

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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. After You] left me thrilled by the possibilities of fiction to entertain and inform, and astounded by [Moyes’s] deep well of talent and imagination.”

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and Someone Else’s Shoes,a post-WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures.

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An adventure story grounded in female competence and mutual support, and an obvious affection for the popular literature of the early 20th century, give this Depression-era novel plenty of appeal. . . There’s plenty of drama, but the reader’s lasting impression is one of love.”Ich fand es ziemlich schwierig reinzukommen, die Geschichte ist schleppend angelaufen und war fast schon langweilig. Und dann kam irgendwo der Punkt an dem ich nicht mehr aufhören wollte zu lesen. 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! World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to fulfill the promises made to the men they wed in wartime. Jean ist die Jüngste, unreif, ungebildet und naiv aber offen und direkt. Und man hat sie einfach gern.

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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.” From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a post-WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures. 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! 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 SHIP OF BRIDES by JoJo Moyes was my first read from this author and I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure.It’s the end of World War II and thousands of Australian women, War Brides, will be traveling to England to reunite with the men they married. Over 600 will not have the luxury of traveling on a ship like the Queen Mary with all of its amenities but will make the six-week journey on The Victoria, an aircraft carrier. The Victoria is ill suited as a vessel for women, outfitted for its crew of men and planes. The book focuses on four of the brides allowing us a window to their hopes, fears and dreams. These four along with the others are leaving all that they know, all who they know behind to start a new life on foreign shores. Even those madly in love wonder at the sanity of their decision. And what of those who mid-voyage receive a Dear Jane Letter. Compelling. . . It’s an epic feminist adventure that candidly paints a community’s soul-searching with great humor, heartache, honesty, and love.”