A fictional account of an actual voyage from Australia to England in 1946 by HMS Victorious, a WW2 aircraft carrier. On this, its last voyage before decommissioning, the role of the Victorious could not have been more different to its one in the war. It was a transport ship for some of the last Australian war brides to leave Australia, young women who had married British servicemen serving in Australia during the war, taking them to their husbands and new homes in the UK. The story is woven around four young women from vastly different backgrounds who are brought together through having to share a cabin for the journey. It is an easy read. Jojo Moyes has written it well, achieving a nice balance between the stories of the four young women, other women on the voyage and the officers and sailors whose job was to "look after" them.
I loved everything about this enthralling story. It is a well researched, fascinating story based on fact.
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