This book tells the true story of a group of lonely but intelligent mothers from across England, who formed the 1930s equivalent to the Woman and Home internet forums. The Cooperative Correspondence Club was a private magazine to which all the women contributed and it was circulated by post as a ‘round robin’. Within this supportive network the women discussed everything from childbirth to war and eventually, widowhood and old age. Through sharing the details of their lives they became close and started to meet up whenever possible. A collection of ordinary yet compelling stories that deserves to be read.