The Orphan's Secret Library

UK, May 1943: Alice Carmichael becomes homeless at seventeen when the house of her grandmother is bombed, losing her protector and safe space. As a child, she grew up surrounded by books and her natural instinct leads her to taking a few books she could carry with her. As she finds new shelter, she f......more

This was an enjoyable book set during the war. I liked Alice and her strength during such a tough time. It’s a really nice love story not just for Alice but her two adopted Aunts. It’s a fast moving easy to read book. Perfect for all historical fiction fans!......more

Alice Carmichael had a bad start to life, dumped by her parents at an orphanage she had for a long time simply thought of herself as an orphan but her fortunes changed when it was discovered she had a grandmother and until 1943 when a bomb blasted her grandmother's home, killing her, life for Alice......more

Alice an orphan loses her only family member her grandmother to a bombing. She finds out her grandmother had a sister. Alice walks carrying what little she owns and a few books salvaged from her grandmother's library to her aunts house. She finds out from a neighbor that her aunt is dead and wasn't......more

I enjoyed this book but not excessively (I know, damning with faint praise…). Four stars because I didn’t dislike it and if I really don’t like a book I won’t write any kind of review. It’s always interesting to hear about life in WWII Britain.......more