In the midst of World War II, while the men are off fighting, the women of England are making do the best they could on rationed food, clothing, and other necessities. To keep up morale and suggest some tasty ways to use those rationed foods, the BBC creates a cooking contest pitting four local women — an exhausted widow, an uppity lady from a manor house, the uppity lady's kitchen maid, and a displaced Cordon Bleu-trained chef — against one another, making appetizers, entrees, and desserts over the course of three months. As the competition continues, the women get to know one another and realize that while they're all suffering in some way, none of them are alone in their struggle.
This was a charming WWII story that doesn't have any of the blood and guts and violence that so often occurs (no Blitz! no bombs!). It's also a wonderful reading suggestion for fans of the Great British Baking Show. The characters aren't all necessarily likeable, but they are relatable, and I ended up caring so much about all of them. A lovely story.
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