The Last Goodbye: A WW2 Novella

Name: The Last Goodbye: A WW2 Novella
Rating: 5 (5 reviews)

Samantha Grosser

Feb 2023 · Echoes of War Book 2 · Sam Grosser Books

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She was in love with an American airman. Decades later, her secret will change another woman’s life.

1944. Isobel Landon is desperate to do her bit for the war. With just a few months left of school she is eager to join the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. But when she meets an American airman from the nearby base, all her plans are thrown into jeopardy.

2014. Emma Moss is a long way from home. After breaking up with her Australian boyfriend, she no longer has any reason to stay. So when she inherits a house in England from a mysterious benefactor, she is eager to discover the truth. Returning to England to delve into the history, she is astonished by what she finds.

As Emma slowly uncovers long-held family secrets, she begins to reckon with the losses of her own past. And when the truth comes to light at last, she realises that sometimes goodbye heralds a new beginning.

An unforgettable and heart-wrenching novella, perfect for fans of Julia Kelly’s The Light over London and Kristin Harmel’s The House on Rue Amelie.

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5.0

5 reviews

Texas Texan

June 2, 2023

The Last Goodbye - A beautiful love story between a young British woman and a young American airman and the sacrifice she makes for love. Set in both January, 1944, during WWII, and in 2014, a diary connects a clueless young woman and the older woman that left the younger her home and worldly possessions. Couple of places could be tearjerkers, but the story is well written with plenty of emotions, cruelty and love. Source: BookSirens. 5* Out of the Ashes - A forbidden romance between an English schoolteacher and a German POW set in England during 1944 - 1946. While Clare and Max are the main romantic characters, I think war decimated Berlin has a greater romance hidden in its rubble. Only spoiler given. With WWII as the backdrop, I enjoyed the story unfolding with love, hate, betrayal, suffering and hope through out the pages. Well written and well thought out, do not expect a tear-jerker, there are emotions but the horrors of WWII are not in your face. 5*

Shirley McAllister

February 18, 2023

WWII Novel in two time periods. Isobel in 1944 and Emma in 2014. Emma tries to figure out why Isobel would leave her a house and an inheritance.

Reiner Bollmann

June 20, 2024

.I really like her writing style. Makes me not wanting to put the book down

About the author

Historical fiction author Samantha Grosser has an Honours Degree in English Literature and spent many years teaching English both in Asia and Australia. Although she originally hails from England, she now lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband, son, and a very small dog called Livvy.

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