- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Pan; 5 edition (2 May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330492136
- ISBN-13: 978-0330492133
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 3.3 x 17.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 120,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Western Mail Magazine, May 2003
Delightfully innocent, filled with tenderness, perception and drama.
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Set between 1939 and 1959, this is a story of love, war and chocolate!
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked up this book from a random pile at work; wanting something to read on the train. This is not a book I would usually select but I must say that I was completely enthralled - not only by the characters, the experiences of wartime, the brilliant descriptions but mainly the realism and the way the author does not just concentrate on one element (like I find with my usual crime thrillers where the author only researches one or two topics well).
Annie Murray writes intelligently about Birmingham, Cadbury's/Bournville, WWII, life on the home front, emotions of men after returning from war, the issues of pregnancy and infidelity in the 30s-50s, Judaism, Israel, the effects of the Holocaust on the survivors, adoption and she has also created 3-dimensional characters who are flawed but who you feel you understand (even if you don't always like them, esp. where Ruby or Edie's mum is concerned!)
This was a VERY pleasant surprise! I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a captivating story. Highly recommended; I will be reading more of Annie Murray!!!
Annie Murray writes intelligently about Birmingham, Cadbury's/Bournville, WWII, life on the home front, emotions of men after returning from war, the issues of pregnancy and infidelity in the 30s-50s, Judaism, Israel, the effects of the Holocaust on the survivors, adoption and she has also created 3-dimensional characters who are flawed but who you feel you understand (even if you don't always like them, esp. where Ruby or Edie's mum is concerned!)
This was a VERY pleasant surprise! I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a captivating story. Highly recommended; I will be reading more of Annie Murray!!!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book takes you on a great journey through time, into Birmingham during the Blitz, It is both historically spot on, and interesting at the same time.
The way in which Annie Murray combines fact with fiction is spellbinding, This is a very clever story, that takes you through the highs and lows of a community suffering at the hands of hitler and life in general.
The three main women characters in this books lives are intertwined, and being the best of friends they are there for eachother throughout, this in itself makes me pretty envious of the lives of these fictious characters. The way the author has combined their lives and built up their characters throughout is very realistic, and believable.
This is an absorbing story, with mny twists and turns.
I would recommend this book to anyone, it is very well written, and shows the real mastermind behind Annie Murray. It is no wonder that this book recieved an acredited award! FANTASTIC BOOK!
The way in which Annie Murray combines fact with fiction is spellbinding, This is a very clever story, that takes you through the highs and lows of a community suffering at the hands of hitler and life in general.
The three main women characters in this books lives are intertwined, and being the best of friends they are there for eachother throughout, this in itself makes me pretty envious of the lives of these fictious characters. The way the author has combined their lives and built up their characters throughout is very realistic, and believable.
This is an absorbing story, with mny twists and turns.
I would recommend this book to anyone, it is very well written, and shows the real mastermind behind Annie Murray. It is no wonder that this book recieved an acredited award! FANTASTIC BOOK!
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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A really interesting and well researched book made all the more readable as I worked in the Bournville/Stirchley area in the late 1950's/60's. It took me back to the streets I walked on and place I recognized at one of the happiest periods of my life. Annie Murray has created some wonderful characters and a book well worth a read.
What I do admire about her books are she does not centre each book on the same area as some authors do Annie takes you all around the city and sets her books on different estates etc. so in fact despite being an enjoyable read you learn more about the city's history. An added bonus but by no means boring. In fact despite living in Birmingham until 1969 I feel Annie Murray knows the city and it's history far more than I do and I look forward as ever to the next book.
What I do admire about her books are she does not centre each book on the same area as some authors do Annie takes you all around the city and sets her books on different estates etc. so in fact despite being an enjoyable read you learn more about the city's history. An added bonus but by no means boring. In fact despite living in Birmingham until 1969 I feel Annie Murray knows the city and it's history far more than I do and I look forward as ever to the next book.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
chocolate girls
I hadnt read any of Anne Murrays books before,but I really enjoyed this one,kept me turning the pages will be reading some of her others now,.
Published 12 days ago by patsycat
Chocolate Girls
Nothing memorable about the book. Easier to put down than pick up to read. Apart from the location it's a 'read it before' book.
Published 17 days ago by Inglenook
Just poor
The start was so poor I put it down after a few pages, the dialect for Birmingham was well off and it was as if it had been written for GCSE coursework....just rubbish!
Published 28 days ago by Mrs P
American Cockneys in Birmingham?
The book's credibility took an initial battering with the repeated use of "Mom" and the colloquialism was worthy of Dick van Dyke- which was unfortunate in the Birmingham setting. Read more
Published 1 month ago by contributor
easy reading
chocolate girls is easy reading and for me it took me back to when an auntie worked in a sweet factory so I felt I was back to my childhood
Published 1 month ago by rosie
chocolate girls
loved it couldnt put it down recommend it to everybody it was recommended to me and i wasnt disapionted didnt think i would get it for 99p its about 3 girls working at bourneville... Read more
Published 1 month ago by tyson
Simmered along and then came to the boil
A wartime theme which carries us through a number of years, with the main characters close friends. As they lived their lives their paths split but we were able to glimpse each... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs Christine Human
mmmm. Not what I expected but enjoyed overall
I did enjoy this book but the balance of the content is not as per the description. Yes it described the lives of the 3 young women etc etc and I did enjoy that and even found... Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. Dew
just loved this book
It was a very good book with a few things happening .I also enjoyed finding out more about what it was like during the war years for ordinary folks . Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Winter
"Cad-bury's"?!?
Since when has the name Cadbury's been hyphenated?
And why is a British author spelling "Mum" "Mom"?
Too many typing errors and I've only managed a few chapters. Read more
And why is a British author spelling "Mum" "Mom"?
Too many typing errors and I've only managed a few chapters. Read more
Published 2 months ago by chipmonk
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