Kopp Sisters on the March

Written by Amy Stewart

Narrated by Christina Moore

In the fifth installment of Amy Stewart's clever and original Kopp Sisters series, the sisters learn some military discipline-whether they're ready or not-as the U.S. prepares to enter World War I. It's the spring of 1917 and change is in the air. American women have done something remarkable: they've banded together to create military-style training camps for women who want to serve. These so-called National Service Schools prove irresistible to the Kopp sisters, who leave their farm in New Jersey to join up. When an accident befalls the matron, Constance reluctantly agrees to oversee the camp-much to the alarm of the Kopps' tent-mate, the real-life Beulah Binford, who is seeking refuge from her own scandalous past under the cover of a false identity. Will she be denied a second chance? And after notoriety, can a woman's life ever be her own again? In Kopp Sisters on the March, the women of Camp Chevy Chase face down the skepticism of the War Department, the double standards of a scornful public, and the very real perils of war. Once again, Amy Stewart has brilliantly brought a little-known moment in history to light with her fearless and funny Kopp sisters novels.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9781980036128

Amy Stewart

AMY STEWART is the New York Times best-selling author of the acclaimed Kopp Sisters series, which began with Girl Waits with Gun. Her seven nonfiction books include The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants. She lives in Portland, Oregon. 

Reviews for Kopp Sisters on the March

[jennybeast · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A delight to experience the next installment of the Kopp sister's indomitable lives. I love how Norma just hammers the world into shape around her, and Constance takes charge, whether she wants to or not. This one shines in the excellent foil that Beulah's story adds to the mix -- another historical figure, but a completely different woman's life in the time period than we have seen thus far.

Advanced readers copy provided by Edelweiss.

[mpensack_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In the Spring of 1917, at on onset of WW I, an amazing number of American women created and participed in military-style training camps known as the National Service School. Once again, the author uses actual people and events from history to create an interesting and exciting novel about the Kopp Sisters. In Book #5, Constance Kopp and her sisters go off to one of these camps in Chevy Chase, MD. Their experiences at this camp and the addition of several new real life characters provide depth and intrigue to this story. Well written, including extensively documented historical notes.

[copperskye · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the 5th book in a charming series based on real life sisters in NJ, one of whom was the first female deputy sheriff in Bergen County. In this installment, the sisters are participating in a National Service Camp in Chevy Chase, Md, as the US is preparing to enter WWI. While the action is mostly fiction, the book is based actual events and people. I initially missed the northern New Jersey setting but quickly warmed to the alternating stories, including that of Beulah Binford, in this entertaining book.My thanks to the author and publisher for sending the ARC.

[thornton37814 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Although the fifth book in the series, I did not read previous installments. I suspect I missed useful backstory which would lead to a great appreciation for this book. The Kopp Sisters--Constance, Norma, and Fleurette--attend a National Service School prior to the United States' entry into World War I. Everyone expects the United States to enter the war, and many women want to contribute to the cause. Norma wishes to train pigeons. Constance, recently fired from her deputy sheriff position by the new sheriff who sees no use for women in law enforcement, does not want to be the camp's matron although she ends up in that role. Notorious Beulah Binford shows up at the camp under the presumed name of Rosanna "Rosie" Collins. In the author's afterward, she admits fictionalizing more narrative in this book than previous ones because she knew less about the sisters' activity during the time. While the setting and championing of women's abilities will draw fans, the story's weakness leaves readers unsatisfied. Perhaps the story's weakness came from trying to place real people in places they never were just to provide contact with another character, but the plot seemed to move nowhere. Still I enjoyed learning a little about the National Service Camps, although the author embellished them a bit.

[toobusyreading · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I've enjoyed the books in this series so far. And I enjoyed this latest one, but not as much. The story was mostly about the real-life Beulah Binford, a woman infamous for a badly ending involvement with a married man. Most of this book covered the sisters being at a (faux) military training camp for women as WWI was raising its head, and there really were such camps. However, this book was much too fictitious for me. I appreciate that Amy Stewart clarifies at the end of the book what is true and what is not. She also gives information about where to find non-fiction accounts. So while I still love the quirky Kopp sisters and this series, this book let me down a bit.

[gwendydd · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Constance and her sisters go to a camp for women preparing for war on the eve of WWII. The camp is little more than a showpiece, training women for making bandages and beds. Many women of the camp are determined to go to the front and are frustrated that they aren't learning any skills that might actually be useful to them there. The book also focuses on Beulah Binford, a woman who was tangentially involved in a murder trial and gained nationwide notoriety.The first four books of this series are basically police procedurals, but in this installment, Constance is no longer a policewoman, so the plot of this book is very different from the rest of the series. However, it retains the empathy for troubled girls, the heartwarming humor, the attention to historical detail, and the feminist can-do attitude of the series.

[jetangen4571 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-fiction, WW1 *****If you've read any of Ms Stewart's books, you already know that solid research comes first and the fiction wraps around it so readers will remember. The Kopp sisters, and especially Constance, have been the subjects of four earlier books and this is based on a period in time when their real lives take a backseat. The other notable characters are also very real and are documented at the end of the book. Her style of writing is as engaging as the characters and I devoured it in one afternoon. I requested and received a free ebook copy from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt via NetGalley. Thank you so much!I was disappointed at the end to find out that Norma was not actually into the National Pigeon Service, but if you care to read a novel about the British Pigeon Service I heartily recommend The Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad.