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Just as a letter (remember writing letters instead of emails) provides a glimpse into someone's life or many lives, Blake's novel provides readers with glimpses of four people's lives. And just as a collection of letters tells a story of a person's life, Blake's novel pulls those four lives together into a cohesive whole. At first I was a bit confused as to how these people could possibly fit together, but slowly with the craft of a master-storyteller Blake interweaves the lives of the novel's c
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A WWII story told from the outsides of battle, involving the lifes of several different people that all intersect at the end. They include a newly married doctor and his wife, a small town postmistress, a small town mechanic, an international radio newswoman, and an Austrian recently come to America.
This book was well written, everything made sense, and the conclusions were satisfying, even when they were less than pleasant. I especially liked the end of the book where the author talked about ho ...more
This book was well written, everything made sense, and the conclusions were satisfying, even when they were less than pleasant. I especially liked the end of the book where the author talked about ho ...more
Even though this book was about war and the hardships that come as a result, it really conveyed how daily reality and the mundane continue. The story had two arcs - one in a small town in America and another in London. The timing was before the US entered WWII but the global events that led to our involvement were in motion.
Sep 02, 2010
Sally
marked it as to-read
Recommended by Leona Dalbok, a retired school librarian from San Lorenzo High.
This was an enjoyable enough story, but not great writing, and certain elements were downright annoying.
Jun 17, 2010
Siobhan
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May 04, 2011
Heather (DeathByBook)
marked it as to-read
Aug 20, 2011
Mary Chambers
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Jun 26, 2012
Amanda
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Jul 23, 2012
Kirsten
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