Robson, Jennifer
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Coronation Year
Well-timed for the current interest in the British royal family, this is an uplifting story of a people and place battered by war but coming together to celebrate and work toward a better future.
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The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding
Fans of British royalty and that particular kind of historic fiction that is interwoven with a strand of modernity—think Beatriz Williams and others' The Glass Ocean—should consider this novel. ["Historical details about fabric, embroidery, and the royal family are well incorporated into their stories, with light romance rounding out this charming work of historical fiction": LJ 9/15/18 review of the Morrow hc.]
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The Gown
Alternating time lines between 1947 Britain and 2016 Canada, Robson (Goodnight from London) vividly brings to life these three women's struggles. Historical details about fabric, embroidery, and the royal family are well incorporated into their stories, with light romance rounding out this charming work of historical fiction. [See Prepub Alert, 7/30/18.]
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Goodnight from London
Dedicated fans of World War II fiction will be surprised by new details about life during the Blitz that Robson presents here. Readers seeking history and romance will find plenty of both here.
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After the War Is Over
Robson has clearly done her research about the details of daily life in postwar England, but this slow-paced novel is weighed down by a joyless, sanctimonious heroine and flashbacks that add little to the story. Recommended only for the most insatiable devotees of romance set in the post-World War I time period.
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Somewhere in France: A Novel of the Great War
Although Robbie and Lilly's love story dominates the narrative, debut novelist Robson never creates enough tension to leave the reader in any doubt about the romance's probable outcome, and Robbie remains a somewhat bland and underdeveloped figure throughout. Lilly's determination and insistence on learning to be more independent, however, should appeal to readers who like tales of plucky heroines making the best of tough circumstances, and her unusual perspective as a female ambulance driver puts an interesting spin on the scenes of wartime carnage.
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