Our summer faces (by Louise Brindley)

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'Our summer faces' is a war-time saga by the late writer Louise Brindley. I don't think I had read anything else by this author, and have no idea how it ended up on our shelves. 

This book is set in the years in between the two world wars. Charlotte, an unconventional young lady with an illegitimate child, becomes well-known as a fashion designer. She tries to find love and eventually succeeds.

I found this rather a confusing book with, in my view, far too many minor characters. However, I realised later that it might have been easier to understand if I had read the book 'Tenquillan', as 'Our summer faces' is apparently a sequel.

I would not really recommend this unless you like this author and have read the previous book. It's not currently in print but seems to be widely available second-hand.

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