This books leaves way too much to be desired. Blake's book is purportedly a gripping glimpse into the lives of three women whose experiences during the second world war become interconnected. Unfortunately the only thing gripping about this book was the overwhelming sense of confusion that envelopes the reader in his or her attempt to understand why this woman's book was actually published. The attempted interconnectedness between the three main characters is contrived, forced, and unconvincing. Blake seems to spend so much time trying to to tie these disparate stories together that she fails to create characters that deserve attention or encourage the reader become the least bit invested in where the character ends up. My lasting impressions of the book were: 1. Why is it called The Postmistress when the postmaster is never referred to thusly? 2., Why must all the men die?, and 3. Why does this book claim to be centered around the postmaster and her act of withholding mail when she does that but once and 3/4 of the way through the book? Overall, I felt quite angry that I wasted my time on this book.