What a fantastic book! The reader is swept on a whirlwind journey across Europe, from Capri to London to Egypt and beyond’ Kathleen McGurl, author of The Girl from Bletchley Park Etta Fry's studying art, much to her mother’s horror and meeting all kinds of bohemian people. Carlos Marinetti’s a struggling Italian artist living in London, they fall madly in love and elope to Italy. Etta and Carlos are living together in Naples, and Carlos joins the second army thirteenth infantry division and a pregnant Etta goes to stay with her mother’s cousin Stefania in Capri.

A truly epic read, spanning continents and momentous events, the different narratives braided to form a powerful rope of story of love found and love lost’ Jane Johnson I’ve come to love the One More Chapter series stories as they have been enlightening and worth the read. This was a heartfelt and warm story of family and how the war changed the lives of three sisters. Truly enjoyed this story. A highly recommended read. As the three sisters embark on journeys they never could have imagined, their mother Christina worries about the harsh new realities they face, and what their exposure to the wider world means for the secrets she's been keeping... Praise for Adrienne Chinn: As the three sisters embark on journeys they never could have imagined, their mother, Christina, worries about the harsh new realities they face, and what their exposure to the wider world means for the secrets she’s been keeping....Cecelia is head over heels in love with Max and had hoped to spend the rest of her life with him. However, Max wears a German uniform and the man she loves is now the enemy and out of her reach. Is a future for the two of them possible? Or has the war put paid to any hope they had of being together? Jessie has always craved adventure and excitement and it looks like her wish has come true when she enlists as a nurse with the army and is sent all the way to Galipoli in Egypt. However, on her arrival, Jessie wonders just what she had got herself into. Etta has just eloped to Italy with the love of her life, Carlo. Etta is expecting a baby, but the marriage certificate she carries is not worth the paper it is printed on. What a fantastic book! The reader is swept on a whirlwind journey across Europe, from Capri to London to Egypt and beyond' Kathleen McGurl, author of The Girl from Bletchley Park Adrienne is a novelist, speaker, teacher, interior designer, as well as an avid traveller, photographer, flea market hunter, haiku poet and chocolate-eater. The problem is the past is still alive inside her. She carries it with her every second of every minute of every hour. She will never be free of her past..." A character I’ve not mentioned so far is the sisters’ father, Gerald. He was the character with whom I empathised the most. Having done his best to provide a stable home for his daughters, encourage their interests and be a devoted husband, I was intensely moved by his discovery that all is not what it seems in his marriage. In keeping secrets from her family, I was reminded of the quotation from Marmion by Sir Walter Scott, ‘O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.’

Love In A Time Of War is the first in an expected trilogy which follows the lives of the three Fry sisters. Book one begins just prior to the commencement of World War I when women’s lives were on the brink of incredible change. Adrienne does a fabulous job of portraying, through these three very different sisters, the spirit of all women who went on to forge new lives for themselves during and after this time of war. Etta falls in love with an Italian artist, Carlo Marinetti, and elopes with him to Italy. She is expecting a baby, and writes deceptive letters to her family in London about their marriage. Jessie enlists in the army as a nurse and finally finds the adventure she's craved when she's sent to Gallipoli and Egypt, but it comes with an unimaginable cost.

Adrienne Chinn’s Love in a Time of War is a wonderful historical novel that effortlessly draws readers into a beautifully evoked world of secrets, jeopardy, hope and love. A sublimely written epic that takes readers from London to Cairo and Italy, Love in a Time of War is a beguiling novel set during the First World War that is full of captivating female characters forging forward in an uncertain world armed with determination, resilience and hope. Haunting, atmospheric and enjoyable, Adrienne Chinn’s Love in a Time of War is an unforgettable historical novel I highly recommend. The story is set during the first world war. You will travel to England, Italy, Egypt and even Canada. It follows the Fry family of three girls Celia, Etta and Jesse. They each find love and romance during the war, some not so happy and all challenging.