Part of the Furniture – Mary Wesley

After my previous Mary Wesley experience I felt a little flutter of concern as I pulled Part of the Furniture out of my bag whilst undertaking our long journey home from Tallinn. I think my fears were a little unfounded though.

In 1941 the wonderfully named Juno Marlowe accompanied two of her childhood friends to Euston station as they went off to serve with the forces. As she then tried to cross central London on foot she finds herself caught up in an air raid. I kind local man takes pity on her and brings her into his home to shelter from the attack. The kindness of this stranger changes her life in a way that she never expected.

The book is a little predictable in some ways and does contain a small twist which I found quite hard to believe. Otherwise though I really enjoyed the book and in particular the tender way that Wesley brought Juno and the other characters to life.