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Once this book comes out in movie form I will be watching, closely and critically, who is cast in each of the roles and whether they live up to those roles. That's how powerful every one of the characters is. I marveled at how comprehensively each character was created. How were the authors able to construct so many different voices so convincingly? Did they write a profile of each before beginning the novel? They chose what would seem to be a difficult format in which to create a story--letters
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This book was a gift from the incomparable and incorrigible Karen Cragwall, a mentor and librarian hero of mine. After working with her for six weeks, she knew that I would love this book, and she was right. The epistolary format made me wary, but it was a delightful way to construct this story with a full and rich cast of characters. I also appreciate how solid this book seems and how unified it's voice is, considering there were two authors. Side note: I've read some of the reports on the dram
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I don't usually like WWII books, there seem to be a lot of them and they usually hit all the same points of horror until it just becomes tiresome. I didn't know this book was to do with WWII until after I'd started reading it.
It is written as a bunch of letters and starts off in post-war England, following the recent literary success of a lady who loves books so much, she called off her engagement because her betrothed put all of her books in the basement. She ends up writing to the members of a ...more
It is written as a bunch of letters and starts off in post-war England, following the recent literary success of a lady who loves books so much, she called off her engagement because her betrothed put all of her books in the basement. She ends up writing to the members of a ...more
I very much enjoyed this quiet book about a small island in the UK and the lives of those there, lives so interesting they could capture the imagination of a big city girl. The setting and style reminded me so much of A Brief history of Montmaray which would be a perfect read alike, especially once you get to the third volume of that trilogy.
Very good. The authors managed to make a fairly light and enjoyable read out of a rather dark time in history. Quick and enjoyable.
This is a sweet read, particularly if you are of the letter-writing sort. The book really does take one to an utterly different time and place.
Sep 10, 2010
Lianne
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Cute, charming, quick read. Enjoyed learning about the experience of people on the channel islands during WW2 -- not a subject I knew anything about.
Sweet story.
Jun 27, 2010
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