Kopp Sisters on the March by Amy Stewart

Kopp Sisters on the March by Amy Stewart ISBN-13: 9781328736529 Hardcover: 355 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Released: September 17, 2019

Source: ARC review copy of this book from the publisher through Amazon Vine.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
In the fifth installment of Amy Stewart’s clever and original Kopp Sisters series, 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.


My Review:
Kopp Sisters on the March is a historical novel set in 1917 in America. It's the fifth book in a series, but it works as a stand-alone. The Kopp sisters were real people, and Constance Kopp was New Jersey's first female deputy sheriff. However, the 1917 events in this book were fictional as the author doesn't know what the sisters were actually doing at this time. Much of the book focused on another real woman, Beulah Binford, with flashbacks about her life and the scandal that made her famous.

The author worked interesting historical details into the story, especially about the National Service Schools. The characters acted realistically, were interesting, and I cared about what happened to them. There was some suspense as certain women wanted self-defense and other practical training but had to sneak around to get it. There were no sex scenes. There was a minor amount of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable story.


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