Girls on the Line

A Novel

By: Aimie K. Runyan

Narrated by: Kathleen Gati

“A moving tale of female solidarity and courage.” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network)

December 1917. As World War I rages in Europe, twenty-four-year-old Ruby Wagner, the jewel in a prominent Philadelphia family, prepares for her upcoming wedding to a society scion. Like her life so far, it’s all been carefully arranged. But when her beloved older brother is killed in combat, Ruby follows her heart and answers the Army Signal Corps’ call for women operators to help overseas.

As one of the trailblazing “Hello Girls” deployed to war-torn France, Ruby must find her place in the military strata, fight for authority and respect among the Allied soldiers, and work to secure a victory for the cause. But balancing service to country is complicated further by a burgeoning relationship with army medic Andrew Carrigan.

What begins as a friendship forged on the front lines soon blossoms into something more, forcing Ruby to choose between the conventions of a well-ordered life back home, and the risk of an unknown future.

©2018 Aimie K. Runyan (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Annoying narrator

The story was sweet. Lovely topic - I never knew the armed forces had switchboard operators let alone females ones at that, so also educational. However, I nearly gave up several times within the first hour due to the narrators grating way of speaking. If you can get into the “meat” of the book it’s worth enduring the narrator’s voice.

I really enjoyed this story.

Enjoyed the story and the performance of the narrator. A calming voice that brought the story to life.

Great historical fiction

A hard-to-put- down story. Great narrator, but occasionally hard to distinguish between Ruby and her beau.

Lacking some depth but overall good read.

I have been listening to a number of books about the part women played in WWI and WWII. They were mainly unsung heroes as spies, developing the nuclear bomb in Oak Ridge, TN, and many others. So, I was very interested in reading about these heroes. I had never heard about these operators and the vital part they played in WWI. Unfortunately the information about their lives was largely overshadowed by the love story. However, it was an easy, pleasant read even if predictable. Would be a good book to take on a trip. I would have liked more depth about their role and lives at front. Possibly there isn’t much out there about it. Was glad about the information provided at the end about how their role was dismissed. This seems to be a pattern for women who risked their lives in the war effort. Overall, I’m glad Ilistened to this book even if it seemed more of a romance story than I was expecting.

Kathleen Gati was excellent with the delivery of the story

Loved it!

A great historical fiction. I enjoyed the details at the end of the book explaining the research and historical facts.