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Поиск → The Wind of the Sea

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«The Wind of the Sea», Charlotte Bingham


marina1001, Москва
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In 1947 England, the euphoria of the victory remains, but is somewhat muted by an icy winter. The bitter cold could be handled better by women if industry had not set them aside so that the men can gain employment. After all they did on the home front to insure victory; many women resent the loss of the jobs they held during the war years.

The women of Bexham suffer from a lack of necessities to survive the tundra like weather, but the loss of their jobs hurts as much as the lack of heating fuel and food. When American Waldo Astley arrives at the Sussex fishing village he finds a high degree of frustration and resentment. He provides a fresh outlook as he encourages the women that they have come a long way and should not quietly return to the hearth and stove. The Bexham females have a rallying cry as Waldo brings with him the wind of change from across the Atlantic.

This terrific historical tale provides an insightful look at the beginning of the baby boom years, but from the unique perspective of women suffering from a variety of depressing things in the midst of the post war euphoria. The Bexham females struggle with shortages during a brutal winter, have personnel woes that run the gamut from a miscarriage to not knowing your husband, and a deep resentment of being sent back to cook and clean. Historical fiction fans will find Charlotte Bingham's tale an astute entertaining glimpse at the era that pioneered the next generation of women to rise in the workplace.

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