All the Nice Girls

By Barbara Anderson

Devenport Naval Base, New Zealand, 1962: With her husband away at sea, Sophie Flynn’s life is becoming considerably complicated. She has two children to look after, the captain’s wife to minister to, a wayward sister to keep an eye on, and an elderly neighbor to nurse. As if that wasn’t enough, Sophie falls in love with the commodore, adding a volatile element to the mix. This romantic novel—spiked with a dash of feminism—offers deeply perceptive observations of married life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victoria University Press
• Release date: Jul 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9780864737137

Barbara Anderson

Barbara Anderson has worked in the information technology industry as a network and server security professional for over eleven years. During that time, she has been acting as a senior network security engineer who provides consulting and support for all aspects of network and security design. Barbara comes from a strong network security background and has extensive experience in enterprise design, implementation and life-cycle management. Barbara proudly served her country for over four years in the United States Air force and has enjoyed successful positions at EDS, SMU, Fujitsu, ACS and Fishnet Security. These experiences and interactions have allowed her to become an expert in enterprise security, product deployment and training.

Reviews for All the Nice Girls

[jayne_charles_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The first few chapters of this book drove me to distraction with their constantly shifting viewpoint - often multiple changes within a single paragraph. Most disorientating! Not to mention the way characters seemed to appear and disappear in scenes as if by magic.Fifty or so pages in and things improved, with the narrative moving onto more familiar ground with a bit of fornication and mild farce. By the time I reached the end I was surprised just how much had happened in such a short book. I think this is down to the author's knack of zeroing in on a situation, concentrating on the essentials and leaving the rest out. Similiarly, the storyline is seldom boring because just as you feel a yawn brewing, the narrative cuts directly to the action.On the other hand I would have liked to learn more about the character Edward, given that he is so central to the plot. In a bid to pack in more characters, situations and drama I felt he was starved of personality time. By the time events reached their conclusion I felt unqualified to decide who was right about him - Sophie the Junior Navy Wife and sometime feminist who has an affair with him, or her unsuspecting husband.All in all worth a read, but not as good as Anderson's superb novel The Swing Around