A Complicated Matter

Rose Dunbar has grown up in Gibraltar, her father being Scottish she has learnt English but her prospects are bleak as she is responsible for her disabled mother. There is some respite when she gains a job in the Garrison and can read to her heart's content. At the outbreak of war Rose is evacuated to Casablanca and then to London, alongside her mother and selfish sister-in-law. However Rose's hard work see her making friends and eventually gaining a job in the country where she stays to the end of the war. However once the fighting is ended Rose has a choice to make, to stay or to go.
This is quite a pleasant book, it reads quickly and is not too challenging. However I felt it lacked grit, the hardships of being an evacuee are never show more really explored in detail. It's a nice enough story for a bit of simple escapism. show less