The Three Sisters of Victory Walk by Annie Groves

Ever since I got into the wartime books by Elaine Everest, where women and friendships were the heart of the stories, I have started reading other authors who write in the same era. I have read a few wartime books since reading the Elaine Everest ones and I have now found Annie Groves books. It looks like she writes like Elaine Everest in that some of her books come part of a series - I have noticed that there is a follow up book to the book I have just read and I have reserved it from my local library - she also has some books out about the District Nurses, who are mentioned in the current book I have just finished. This book is set just at the start of the second world war and focuses on a family of 7 - mum, dad and 5 children (2 boys and 3 girls). However, the book is focused around the three girls from the family - Rose, Clover and Daisy. Rose is a qualified nurse and seems very sensible, Clover is working with her mother at the start of the book in a greengrocers but wants to help the war effort and find some excitement, and then Daisy is working in a factory but wants to find a job in the transport system now that a lot of the men have been called up. The girls all seem close and there are times that there are situations around them happening but they always have each other to talk things through. Rose and Clover are taken aback by how quickly Daisy is growing up and they are able to talk to her more like an adult now. The girls' mum and dad (Pattie and Bert) seem like nice people, although Pattie's sister, Vera, seems like a snob. Vera also has three daughters but it seems that the girls only get on with one of them - Hope - the other two seem to be like their mother. I like that Pattie's sister and daughters have been introduced, however briefly, as it shows that not all the family are the same and it also shows just how patient Pattie is! I really enjoyed this book and the characters, including all the characters that the girls knew or met. It was good to learn about different aspects too about the girls's jobs. I will definitely read more of Annie Groves books and, as I have already said, I have already ordered the next book in the series from my local library.