ARC received from Harper Collins Australia for an honest review

The Women's Pages is another wonderfully written and inspiring story from Victoria Purman.

I am loving reading more Australian historical fiction these days, and Ms Purman's stories are some that I will always read.

Set in Sydney at the end of WW2, we are taken on the journey with Tilly, her best friend Mary and their families as the men come home and the women are again relegated to the life of baby making and cooking for their man (ugh, I don't think I would have survived back then lol).

Tilly is ahead of her time really, with her career in journalism being curtailed by the fact she didn't have a penis. She fought for every chance that was just thrown in the laps of the good ol' boys.

The hope and the heartache of war time is a huge part of this tale, and I turned each page, holding my breath for what was going to happen next.

Ms Purman has painted a vivid picture of war time Sydney, and had me thinking about what my grandparents went through in the early days of their marriage. I love reading a story that draws me right in like that.

I loved where Tilly's story ended up, and smiled at something I was hoping for the whole time I was reading.

Beautiful writing, enthralling story, I hope to read more from Ms Purman in the future