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Wave Me Goodbye – edited by Anne Boston

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Wave Me Goodbye is a collection of stories of the Second World War edited by Anne Boston. There are twenty-eight short stories in the book, obviously some better than others but it is a very enjoyable read if like me you enjoy contemporary wartime fiction.

The authors include:

Rosamond Lehman
Jan Struther
Rosamond Oppersdorff
Kay Boyle
Mollie Panter-Downes
Molly Lefebure
Rose Macaulay
Anna Kavan
Olivia Manning
Barbara Pym
Jean Rhyss
Edna Ferber
Dorothy Parker
Elizabeth Bowen
Margery Sharp
Pat Frank
Diana Gardner
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Ann Chadwick
Stevie Smith
Doris Lessing
A.L. Barker
Malachi Whitaker
Inez Holden
Beryl Bainbridge
Jean Stafford
Elizabeth Taylor

There are just a few authors that I had never heard of before, but quite a lot by favourite writers. There were just a couple that didn’t enthrall me.

I’m glad to say that I was able to borrow this book from my local library.

Library Books

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I definitely am not in need of visiting a library for more books as I have so many of my own vying for attention on my bookshelves – or in piles on floors! But I can’t stop myself from having a look on the Fife library catalogue, just to see what I might be missing. A couple of weeks ago I put the word ‘Virago’ into the catalogue search box because I like Virago books and I’ve already read all of my own Viragos.

I just chose two from the catalogue:

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin

Wave Me Goodbye – Stories of the Second World War edited by Anne Boston

The third book that I requested was Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins which is one that a blogger recommended – I think. I haven’t read anything by the author but apparently it’s part thriller and part love story.

Have you read any of these books?

Do you still feel the need to visit your local library despite having loads of books at home to read? I’m fairly sure that most local councils will be planning to shut yet more libraries in the future, so I’m doing my bit to keep their book lending statistics up!