Three Words for Goodbye ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Three Words for Goodbye by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

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Three cities, two sisters, one chance to correct the past . . .

New York, 1937: When estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers learn their grandmother is dying, they agree to fulfill her last wish: to travel across Europe—together. They are to deliver three letters, in which Violet will say goodbye to those she hasn’t seen since traveling to Europe forty years earlier; a journey inspired by famed reporter, Nellie Bly.

Clara, ever-dutiful, sees the trip as an inconvenient detour before her wedding to millionaire Charles Hancock, but it’s also a chance to embrace her love of art. Budding journalist Madeleine relishes the opportunity to develop her ambitions to report on the growing threat of Hitler’s Nazi party and Mussolini’s control in Italy.

Constantly at odds with each other as they explore the luxurious Queen Mary, the Orient Express, and the sights of Paris and Venice, Clara and Madeleine wonder if they can fulfil Violet’s wish, until a shocking truth about their family brings them closer together. But as they reach Vienna to deliver the final letter, old grudges threaten their reconciliation again. As political tensions rise, and Europe feels increasingly volatile, the pair are glad to head home on the Hindenburg, where fate will play its hand in the final stage of their journey.

Genre: Historical Fiction, Travel, WWII, Romance
Circa: 1937

Side Note: Heather Webb wrote The Next Ship Home which I loved ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.
She also co-authored Christmas with the Queen with Hazel Gaynor which was only ⭐⭐⭐for me. It was a nice Christmassy Romance Story but I felt like a bait and switch because the Queen only had a bit part.
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Day 1 - Only 10% in and so far I like it! It captured my attention from the get-go.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Overall Enjoyment 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Did it grab and keep my attention? 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣

Would I recommend it to anyone? 🗣️ Yes ➕

Would I want a sequel 🕮 Yes ➕

Would I want to read more books by this author 📚  Yes ➕ Two out of Three so I that gets a 👍

Trigger Warnings 💣💥Not really. A little Ɲ@Ⓩi abuse being pre-WWII.

Spice 🌶 No

Plot twist 🌪🌪🌪 Yes

Tidbits 💻 I completely LOVED this book. Dying Grandmother's last wishes, sisters navigating a difficult relationship, family secrets, American girls traveling Europe via The Queen Mary, the Orient Express, and the Hindenburg.  I can't recommend this book enough. It quickly made its way to the top of my five star favs. 

🎧Suzanne Toren (Violet), Ann Marie Gideon (Clara), Megan Tusing (Madeleine)

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UPDATE: I posted a recommendation in one of my HF FB groups. The responses were favorable and people who read it agreed it was good except that one. In the "there's one in every crowd" department someone said she only gave it 2 stars because she thought it was "predictable". 
I think after reading/listening to many, many books, there isn't much that is NOT predictable anymore. In this book they had a few surprises along the way carrying out their grandmother's wishes that I didn't find predictable at all. Plus we know what happened to the Hindenburg. That wasn't a prediction, that was historical fact. 
Once again, not every book is for every person.


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