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Jubilee Row

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Donna Douglas’s new wartime saga

Posted by Aruna at February 21, 2020 in reviews &the literary lounge

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  I do like a good historical saga, especially one that’s well penned and tightly plotted. Donna Douglas’s A Mother’s Journey, set in wartime England, is all that and more. It opens in 1940, with young Edie Copeland, fresh from York, taking up residence in Jubilee Row in Hull. She’s alone and knows no one. … Continue readings →

Tags : A Mother's Journey, Donna Douglas, historical novels, Hull, Jubilee Row, wartime England novels, wartime historical sagas

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