The Ship of Brides: 'Brimming over with friendship, sadness, humour and romance, as well as several unexpected plot twists' - Daily Mail

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An intriguing look at an aircraft carrier transporting brides from Australia to England after World War II. I found this book to be interesting and the details of the voyage captivating.

The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes | Goodreads

The novel focuses on 4 young women who are forced to share a cabin. Though they are very different, they become friends and learn to rely on each other.There was moment (nearer the end) when I thought it was drifting to 4 stars. I felt a little lost, wanting that something else could happen. But the end improved everything. Yes, there was a happy ending! Yes, not for every of main characters but enough to feel warm closing the book. I tell you, Frances, Margaret, Avice, Jean were magnificent persons, each one in her own way. Each one struggle with her own fears and past. What happened to them before, during and after the voyage showed how different life and people are but at the same time how alike. Next to female characters there were Nicol, Highfield, Tims and husbands. They presence made the book greater and more compelling. I can't tell you more about those people without spoiling, I am not able to do it (without spoiling) because their stories described and made them. The Ship of Brides is a wonderful read: a tale of fate and destiny that remains utterly unsentimental.”

The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes | Waterstones

Moyes paints an engrossing picture of life in rural America, and it’s easy to root for the enterprising librarians.” Rich in history, with well-developed characters and a strong sense of place, this book will fit well in any library’s fiction collection.For fans of Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephantsor Catherine Marshall’s Christy.”

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Really, it is almost hard to believe that Jojo Moyes chose so perfectly the stories which portrayed us, humans so aptly. Compelling. . . It’s an epic feminist adventure that candidly paints a community’s soul-searching with great humor, heartache, honesty, and love.” Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In 2001 she became a full time novelist. There's a mix of these 3 brides povs throughout the book, If I where to tell you who the main character is it would be a toss up between Margaret and Frances, there's more from Margaret in the first half and the second half we have more of Frances pov once we find out her past. If I were to spoil it for you I would say this is more Frances book

THE SHIP OF BRIDES | Kirkus Reviews

Because this has been based on an actual sailing taken by the HMS Victorious, Moyes was able to include extracts from journals, newspaper clippings, and diary entries from the actual men and women aboard which added an element of real emotion to the voyage. With characters so real they feel like dear friends and a compelling storyline, this is a beautiful, special novel. I loved it and didn’t want it to end!” Moyes wisely knows that life-changing events don’t always change our lives for the better. . . . After Youmay not be the sequel you expect, but it is the sequel you needed.” It’s the end of World War II and thousands of Australian women, War Brides, will be traveling to England to reunite with the men they married. Over 600 will not have the luxury of traveling on a ship like the Queen Mary with all of its amenities but will make the six-week journey on The Victoria, an aircraft carrier. The Victoria is ill suited as a vessel for women, outfitted for its crew of men and planes. The book focuses on four of the brides allowing us a window to their hopes, fears and dreams. These four along with the others are leaving all that they know, all who they know behind to start a new life on foreign shores. Even those madly in love wonder at the sanity of their decision. And what of those who mid-voyage receive a Dear Jane Letter. We learn about life on board in trying times, and the crew that is charged with getting our brides there safe and sound. I also enjoyed the character of the captain, and Henry too.An adventure story grounded in female competence and mutual support, and an obvious affection for the popular literature of the early 20th century, give this Depression-era novel plenty of appeal. . . There’s plenty of drama, but the reader’s lasting impression is one of love.” Bestselling authorJojoMoyeshas a unique way of using her prose to make her readers feel great emotions – love, passion, sadness, and grief – and her latest novel The Giver of Stars–does not disappoint in that respect.” The writing is fantastic and by the end I felt like I really knew these women and wondered how their lives had turned out, in fact I didn’t want to let them go.