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The Chilbury Ladies' Choir : a novel / Jennifer Ryan.
Through letters and journals, The Chilbury Ladies' Choir unfolds the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of a village choir during World War II.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101906750 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 371 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, 2017.
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| Subject: | Choirs (Music) > England > Fiction. Women's choirs > England > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > England > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Ryan | 31681010043479 | FICTION | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | LP FIC Ryan | 31681010043420 | LARGEPT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Letters and journals reveal the struggles, affairs, deceptions and triumphs of five members of a village choir during World War II as they band together to survive the upheavals of war and village intrigue on the English home front. A first novel. - Baker & Taylor
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 resurrect themselves as the Chilbury Ladies' Choir. There's 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. - Baker & Taylor
Letters and journals reveal the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of five members of a village choir during World War II as they band together to survive the upheavals of war and village intrigue on the English home front. - Random House, Inc.
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âA delightful debut.ââPeopleÂ
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 Vicarâs stuffy edict to close the choir and instead âcarry on singing,â resurrecting themselves as the Chilbury Ladiesâ 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.
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An enchanting ensemble story that shuttles from village intrigue to romance to the heartbreaking matters of life and death, Jennifer Ryanâs debut novel thrillingly illuminates the true strength of the women on the home front in a village of indomitable spirit.
