Helpful Score: 1
The plot was very interesting. I loved the present narrator, the "old" lady trying to keep up with her selfish granddaughter on a trip to England. They find a graveyard of ships, and when the old lady sees the name of one, she is overwhelmed by emotion.
Thus begins the story of the Ship Of Brides, 500 young women from Australia begin a journey to meet their spouses in England on a 6 week excursion on an aircraft carrier. It is mostly the story of 4 women I enjoyed reading about, but Frances was my favorite. She fell in love with one of marines, but she believed he was married, so never acted upon it. I skimmed a lot of the middle of the book which seemed to move very slowly.
Skipping to the end of the book, taking place in present times, I was so confused I reread the last chapter three times to see if I missed something. First it seemed that Frances, the "old" lady and "the marine" we knew as Nicol found each other again later in life. But then, they were together in the car with their granddaughter Jennifer. And Nicol's last words were "I am Henry"!
I have no idea what that meant.
Therefore, 3 stars from me.
Thus begins the story of the Ship Of Brides, 500 young women from Australia begin a journey to meet their spouses in England on a 6 week excursion on an aircraft carrier. It is mostly the story of 4 women I enjoyed reading about, but Frances was my favorite. She fell in love with one of marines, but she believed he was married, so never acted upon it. I skimmed a lot of the middle of the book which seemed to move very slowly.
Skipping to the end of the book, taking place in present times, I was so confused I reread the last chapter three times to see if I missed something. First it seemed that Frances, the "old" lady and "the marine" we knew as Nicol found each other again later in life. But then, they were together in the car with their granddaughter Jennifer. And Nicol's last words were "I am Henry"!
I have no idea what that meant.
Therefore, 3 stars from me.
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