Daffodils
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4.3 • 182 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Book One of The Katherine Wheel Series (six books altogether) catapults Katy and Jem into the global arena of World War One and changes their lives forever.
Cheadle is a sleepy village in rural Wiltshire, England. Nothing much changes and little family dramas provide the only food for scandal and gossip. Then WW1 erupts into the lives of these country people, leaving no-one unscathed.
We meet Katy as a young maidservant, restless for more than domestic service can offer and reckless to a fault. Katy has to develop and mature, as life throws joys and tragedies across her path and the war lures Jem away. Another man tempts her to stay home but in the end she too signs up for the war and in doing so, finds her true self, and discovers that the only thing that really matters is simply love.
Customer Reviews
Daffodils
I really liked this coming of age book about a young girl in England married just before WW1 who was part of the domestic servant class of the time. It reveals her hopes and the societal expectations of the times, and how the war helped to break down class barriers, helped the suffrage movement. Her involvement as a WAAC widens her horizons, gives her practical skills usable after the war kniwing that she can provide for herself.