Powerful
Kitty’s War by Eimear Lawler is a powerful historical novel that I read in just one sitting.
The novel is set in Southern Ireland in 1941. As the tale opens, the leading lady is heading home from the mainland to look after her brother.
We see that German origins can be a curse even though the leading lady has no ties with Germany.
Although Southern Ireland was neutral, the war still touched lives as there were bombing raids and German pilots were shot down. The Germans had all been perceived as evil Nazis but many were just young men with families who missed them.
Catholic Southern Ireland had some harsh and cruel laws for unmarried mothers and homosexual men. There were those who were kind and passed no judgement. It is awful to see how many had to hide their true selves.
Grief is a terrible master. It threatens to sink characters.
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