The Beantown Girls

Description for THE BEANTOWN GIRLS by Jane Healey:

A novel of love, courage, and danger unfolds as World War II's brightest heroines -- the best of friends -- take on the front lines.

1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She'll work in city hall, marry her fianc?? when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when her fianc?? is reported missing after being shot down in Germany, Fiona's long-held plans are shattered.

Determined to learn her fianc??'s fate, Fiona leaves Boston to volunteer overseas as a Red Cross Clubmobile girl, recruiting her two best friends to come along. There's the outspoken Viviana, who is more than happy to quit her secretarial job for a taste of adventure. Then there's Dottie, a shy music teacher whose melodious talents are sure to bring heart and hope to the boys on the front lines.

Chosen for their inner strength and outer charm, the trio isn't prepared for the daunting challenges of war. But through it all come new friendships and romances, unforeseen dangers, and unexpected dreams. As the three friends begin to understand the real reasons they all came to the front, their courage and camaraderie will see them through some of the best and worst times of their lives.

Connie's Review

This was a very interesting book and had several girls you could follow throughout their trek in Europe passing out donuts and coffee to the soldiers. The Clubmobile Red Cross was established to help keep morale up during WWII. All of the girls were very interesting and very brave to be so near the war front. I would imagine it took quite a bit to get yourself ready to face boys that had seen so much.

This has a lot of romance, so if you prefer more facts about the War then this is probably not the book for you. The three main girls all have some romantic connection throughout their stay overseas.

I am giving this 4 out of 5 stars as I felt it could have been told in less pages, but the writing was good and the story was a good premise.