The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green

Author:Amy Lynn Green
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Fiction;Christian fiction;World War (1939-1945)—United States—Fiction;FIC042030;FIC014050;FIC026000
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2022-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Of all the people clapping as the credits started to roll, Ginny was sure she was the loudest. Hard not to cheer with an ending like that, even if she’d seen it before. Right away, Freddy turned to Gio, on his left, to discuss whether the German uniforms were accurate, so there was no asking him what he thought. Instead, Ginny leaned over to Louise, on her other side, who was delivering a verdict with a slow nod.

“She’s just like you, you know,” Ginny blurted without really thinking about it.

That was enough to pull the older woman’s attention to her. “I’m sorry, who?”

“Mrs. Miniver. Smart, calm, collected. Bet you’d grow roses and drink tea and slap a downed German in the middle of the war without breaking a sweat.”

“I certainly would not. I wouldn’t have any idea what to do.”

Now, that was a surprise. “Really?”

Louise blinked, as if she hadn’t meant to say quite so much. “Well . . . yes.”

“Huh.” Ginny considered that a moment. “What about the others?”

“I’m not sure what you mean.”

How could she explain it? The way the other women always said the right thing, knew all the manners and how-do-you-dos, never seemed to swear under their breath or worry about money or complain.

“You all seem to know what it means to be a woman, that’s all. I could never be Mrs. Miniver, all put together and dignified.”

There, now she’d gone and done it. Given Louise the perfect opening for a lecture on proper womanhood and maturity.

But instead, Louise pressed her thin lips together for a moment, then asked, “Could you be Eliza Doolittle, do you think?”

She thought about the fiery flower seller, determined to make something of herself without selling her soul to do it.

“Gosh, I hope so.”

“Then do that.” Louise nodded crisply, as if it were as simple as that. “There are different kinds of strength. And I, for one, see Eliza’s grit in you, Ginny. It’s something to be admired.”

“You two coming?”

Ginny jerked her head over to see Freddy calling to them, having reached the end of the row.

The credits were over now, and the others were all filing out to where they could talk about the movie without disturbing the folks who just wanted to enjoy the story without tearing it to shreds. Ginny bet Avis had spent half the film making a list of the changes the screenwriters had made from the book.

Ginny waved him away, brushing popcorn off her skirt. “Don’t rush us.”

He laughed, and she couldn’t help smiling. Infectious, that laugh of his.

When she turned back, Louise was giving her an odd sort of look. “He’s leaving this fall, you know.”

“Sure.” He’d said as much before. Back to his family, the one he didn’t talk much about, even when Ginny showed a friendly interest. That’s what she called it, not being nosy like Avis said. “What about it?”

“I simply wanted to make sure he hadn’t indicated otherwise to you.”

Ah. She remembered Louise’s rule about romantic entanglements.

Maybe she’d been watching,

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