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I started this one a couple days ago & have already finished.
This isn't my typical genre, historical fiction, but I still enjoyed it. The story is told surrounding life in a west Texas town as War rages on.
This book kind of had it all, including evil town bosses, a pregnancy out of wedlock, lies, deception, & more.
I thought the world was well developed, but Virginia lacked a bit for me. And with multiple POV, I felt like it was a bit elaborate for my taste. In one instant your hearing from a ...more
This isn't my typical genre, historical fiction, but I still enjoyed it. The story is told surrounding life in a west Texas town as War rages on.
This book kind of had it all, including evil town bosses, a pregnancy out of wedlock, lies, deception, & more.
I thought the world was well developed, but Virginia lacked a bit for me. And with multiple POV, I felt like it was a bit elaborate for my taste. In one instant your hearing from a ...more
A story based upon the lives of a great deal of characters within Tierra, a small town in Texas, during WWII; where I found myself lost and I didn't find my way out.
I'll accept that lots goes on in a small town and many folk have lots to say - buy wow! I've never been stood in the village square, twirled around and around until giddy and then brought to an abrupt halt and lost my balance, but that is how I felt when reading this. At one point, I put the book down and laid on the floor with my ey ...more
I'll accept that lots goes on in a small town and many folk have lots to say - buy wow! I've never been stood in the village square, twirled around and around until giddy and then brought to an abrupt halt and lost my balance, but that is how I felt when reading this. At one point, I put the book down and laid on the floor with my ey ...more
I think its obvious I liked this book since I pretty much finished it in one setting.
French Letters is an artfully created war time novel. But rather than your typical War story, this one is told from the perspective of small town Texas life. The experience of those back home. Specifically a girl who's father fabricates an elopement to cover up a pregnancy out of wedlock. (It was a different time lol) what's worse, she finds out about it in the newspaper.
I gave this 4 stars for 2 reasons. One, ...more
French Letters is an artfully created war time novel. But rather than your typical War story, this one is told from the perspective of small town Texas life. The experience of those back home. Specifically a girl who's father fabricates an elopement to cover up a pregnancy out of wedlock. (It was a different time lol) what's worse, she finds out about it in the newspaper.
I gave this 4 stars for 2 reasons. One, ...more
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French Letters Virginia’s war is a wartime story uniquely told. The experiences of the Second World War were not related from events on the battlefield, but rather through thoughts revealed and life lived in and around a Texas town square. Historical features illuminate a sense of President Roosevelt’s era. Anticipation was on high frequency for the arrival of Army V-Letters. A fact especially true for Virginia. Antics common to an everybody knows everybody small town were relatable. ...more
French Letters Virginia’s war is a wartime story uniquely told. The experiences of the Second World War were not related from events on the battlefield, but rather through thoughts revealed and life lived in and around a Texas town square. Historical features illuminate a sense of President Roosevelt’s era. Anticipation was on high frequency for the arrival of Army V-Letters. A fact especially true for Virginia. Antics common to an everybody knows everybody small town were relatable. ...more
