The Chilbury Ladies' Choir: A Novel

Description

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A delightful debut.”—People For readers of Lilac Girls
and The Nightingale, The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir unfolds the struggles,
affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of a village choir during World War II. As
England becomes enmeshed in the early days of World War II and the men are
away fighting, the women of Chilbury village forge an uncommon bond. They defy
the Vicar’s stuffy edict to close the choir and instead “carry on singing,”
resurrecting themselves as the Chilbury Ladies’ Choir. We come to know the
home-front struggles of five unforgettable choir members: a timid widow
devastated when her only son goes to fight; the older daughter of a local
scion drawn to a mysterious artist; her younger sister pining over an
impossible crush; a Jewish refugee from Czechoslovakia hiding a family secret;
and a conniving midwife plotting to outrun her seedy past. An enchanting
ensemble story that shuttles from village intrigue to romance to the
heartbreaking matters of life and death, Jennifer Ryan’s debut novel
thrillingly illuminates the true strength of the women on the home front in a
village of indomitable spirit. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (September 5, 2017)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101906774
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 74
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.8 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.9 x 8 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #132,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,222 in Mothers & Children Fiction #1,888 in Women's Friendship Fiction #3,137 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction
• #1,222 in Mothers & Children Fiction
• #1,888 in Women's Friendship Fiction