An Ordinary Life is a domestic drama novel written by Amanda Prowse, an author who continually delivers quality story, memorable characters, and heartbreaking scenes. I've now read around a dozen of her books and will keep reading the rest until I catch up to her current total of ~25. In this one, 94-year-old Molly knows she will die soon yet she has one promise to fulfill. What could the letter she's writing be all about?Much of the book (except the first chapter, a few in-between ones, and the...

This is book is 5 + stars !! I loved this whole story line and it was great to take a break from all the psychological thrillers I have been reading in the past few months (which are my favorite genre). Amanda Prowse just knows how to write an awesome story and I loved this one from the beginning to the end. She is a 94 year old woman, reliving all her many years and boy does she ever!! I highly recommend this book to all!! Thanks to NetGalley for this early release in exchange for my honest rev...

DNF @ 38% No connection to the character. 1st read by this author (and last) the writing style didn't hit me. I didn't feel much and this far into the book I was not one bit curious of how it would end.This was less than ordinary

I am excited to be taking part in the #BlogTour for Amanda Prowse's beautiful, heartfelt and poignant story AN ORDINARY LIFE.Having not read Amanda Prowse before I had no idea what to expect, apart from what the premise outlined that had initially drawn me to the book for it's wartime subplot. And yet I wasn't prepared for the emotions it evoked in me. I can see why she is such a high-rated author as she has that ability to draw you in and make you feel as if you are the main protagonist with al...

Another amazing heartfelt book from this author. I felt I was part of the story as it just pulls you in. I could not put this down. I feel like I grew up with the family. Just wonderful. The author always seems to jab you in the heart with her wonderful books. Looking forward to more.Thanks to the Author, the publisher, and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

*https://theburgeoningbookshelf.blogsp...I love reading anything that is set during WWII and Amanda Prowse hasn't disappointed in this family drama centred around a young woman who made great sacrifices and risked her life to help end the war.The story opens with Molly aged 94 suffering from a stroke and a fall that lands her in hospital unable to communicate, although her mind is perfectly clear. Molly is desperate to tell her story.From here we go back to 1943, London and an 18 year old Molly....

The novel opens with 94 year old Molly Collway in her beloved cottage reflecting back on her life and finally planning to write a long promised letter to someone very important to her. A letter she never gets to finish. Her life hasn't always been easy, especially as a young woman, but her later years have been filled with love and family. It's her early years, as an 18 year old working as a translator in the Ministry of Information during WW2 that she recalls most strongly. Where her best frien...

London, 1940s. Molly is a bright young woman, determined to help the war effort and keep her head up despite it all. Life becomes brighter when she meets and falls in love with a man who makes her forget everything with one dance. But then war forces her to make an unforgettable sacrifice, and when she’s brought to her knees by a daring undercover mission with the French Resistance, only her sister knows the secret weighing heavily on Molly’s heart.Now, at the age of ninety-four, lying in her ho...

This was my first by Amanda Prouse, courtesy of NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing. It is a flashback from 94 year old Molly Collway's deathbed, back to when she worked covertly for the English during the 2nd World War, met, and fell in love with a handsome young soldier. She experiences much happiness but also many tragedies. I would say that her life was anything but ordinary, but to anyone who didn't know her secrets, it really would seem just that. And isn't that the way it seems for many s...

Christmas Eve, 2019: Ninety four year old Molly lies in her hospital bed. A stroke and a fall mmay have broken her body - but her mind is alive with memories.London, 1940's: Molly is a bright young woman, determined to help the war effort and keep her head up despite it all. She meets and falls in love with a man who makes her forget everything with one dance.But war forces her to make an unforgettable sacrifice, and when she's brought to her knees by a daring undercover mission with the French

Molly Collway is ninety four and she's delayed starting a very important task for years, she needs to write a letter and she’s running out of time. Unfortunately Molly takes a tumble on the night she begins penning her letter, she has a stroke, and she’s unable to speak and ends up in hospital on Christmas Eve. Lying in her hospital Molly’s body is frail and broken and her mind is still sharp. A life time of reflection, some of her memories are wonderful others are incredibly sad and you have no...

While bad things might happen, with a loving family only ever a phone call away, things were never going to be truly terrible. Despite the title this is no ordinary book and the lead character, Molly, did not lead an ordinary life. I love Amanda Prowse books, she never disappoints me, and this one is no exception. Historical fiction...Who knew I would enjoy it the way I did. I think it was the author, she did an exquisite job of describing the scenes and the emotions so well and

I have just finished reading An Ordinary Life by Amanda ProwseAn Ordinary Life is a Historical Fiction, with the main character Molly starting off the story at age 94. The story is based primary in England during war timeThis really was not a good fit for me, as I found the writing and story to be almost geared for Young adults. I could not get into the characters and had a very difficult time finishing the book. It is rare for me to not want to finish a book once I start it.I did only finish it...

This is my fourth novel by AP and I absolutely love her writing. She tells a realistic, often heart wrenching tale of love, family and loss. This one was similar and I couldn’t put it down. If you enjoy great Women Literature then you’ll love this. It’s told in past and present and I was really hoping things were going to get better. I was looking for closure. I refuse to give anything away and I really hope that you read this. Thank you Amazon Publishing UK and Lake Union Press via Netgalley fo...

Well didn't I choose to start the year off with a bang?!An Ordinary Life tells the tale of a woman who was far from ordinary. Beginning in the present day when the protagonist, Molly, is 94 years old, we then flash back to her late teens, during World War 2, and watch as her life unfolds, filled with moments of joy, sorrow, heartbreak, terror and love. We see the choices she made during the war and how those choices go on to mould the rest of her life until we are brought right back to the prese...