Fiercely independent women, just after World War 2 in London.  Historical details are abundant, including recognizing real silk stockings and doing without Scottish whiskey.  "The Right Sort Marriage Bureau" is their business, they get drawn into a murder mystery, and they grapple with righting themselves after the war, dealing with regrets and grief while trying to imagine the world to come.   Recommended by Dana Stabenow (who knows how to tell stories of strong women herself) and my copy has a blurb from Cara Black (she who writes about Aimee Leduc in Paris)