I listened to the audible version of this and found it sublime. I totally lost myself in Violet’s life in Winchester. Between the wars there were so many so-called surplus women who had lost their men. Life, and society, was not kind to these women who somehow had to make their way alone in a world where women were expected to marry and look after their families.
Violet has to work hard to build an independent life-and she does! Chevalier has such an eye for the minutiae of life and The world of ‘broderers’ and bell-ringers in a cathedral city is brought vividly to life.
I highly recommend this lovely book for readers who enjoy a character driven novel, written with skill and grace.