Debra's Book Cafe: Blog Tour Book Review / The Girl in the Pink Raincoat by Alrene Hughes

13 May 2019

Blog Tour Book Review / The Girl in the Pink Raincoat by Alrene Hughes

In wartime it takes courage to follow your heart.

Manchester, 1939.

Everyone hated the heat and the deafening noise, but for Gracie the worst thing was the smell of chemicals that turned her stomach every morning when she arrived at the Rosenberg Raincoats factory.

Gracie is a girl on the factory floor. Jacob is the boss's charismatic nephew. When they fall in love, it seems as if the whole world is against them – especially Charlie Nuttall, who also works at the factory and has always wanted Gracie for himself.

But worse is to come when Jacob disappears and Gracie is devastated, vowing to find him. Can she solve the mystery of his whereabouts? Gracie will need all her strength and courage to find a happy ending.

Published: 1st March 2019
Publisher: Head of Zeus
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Series or Stand-Alone: Stand-Alone
Source: Review Copy from Publisher

MY REVIEW

There's just something about an old fashioned love story that always draws me in. In this story we follow Gracie. She is a factory worker, lives with her mother at the time and living on the breadline. She meets and falls in love with her boss' nephew but unfortunately that love was not meant to last. On the day they are due to be married, Jacob disappears. When everyone is telling her to forget him and move on, Gracie cannot let go and is determined to find him. We follow Gracie on this journey. Unfortunatly, along the way she meets some unfriendly characters who are determined to lead her down the wrong path.

For me, the best part of this story was the relationship between Jacob and Gracie. Just the romance of it at a time when the world is falling apart was worth following.