Member Review
Review by
Angel E, Reviewer
Lovely mashup of historical fiction, romance, and suspense with a twist. Think Kate Quinn mixed with Paula Hawkins or Gillian Flynn. I really enjoyed both storylines and the supporting characters were well written. Suggested for fans of Kristin Hannah, Colson Whitehead, or Louise Erdrich.
Favorite quotes:
I wanted to be three things: JFK, my nana, and not my mother.
...one cannot have two deaths, but cannot run from one. It mattered less how long you lived than how,
“It’s just that she knows what it’s like to be somewhere people wish you weren’t.” “Yeah.” I swallowed. “That’s why I wanted to talk to my grandma, too.”
“Bazwillie Sure Moose?” Nellie shrugged. “That’s what the soldiers call it. The French is too hard to pronounce.” “Bazoilles-sur-Meuse,”
“They also call it Baz Eels on the Muss, if you’d prefer, or Bacillus on Mush.”
WAR SERVICE LIBRARY: This book is provided by the people of the United States through the American Library Association for the Use of the Soldiers and Sailors.
These books come to us overseas from home; To read them is a privilege; To restore them promptly unabused a duty.’
Mabel smelled like chocolate chip cookies and was shaped like a hug.
“That’s one of the beautiful things about a book. You can make it last however long you need it.”
...the ALA was sending fifty shipping tons of books— something like seventy-five thousand volumes— overseas a month.
“Thanks to you,” he said, “I know there’s always light in the darkness.”
Don’t forget about the power of words to keep us alive. A Tale of Two Cities in particular serves as a reminder of two things: That anyone can be a hero, and that love remains a miracle in the midst of war.
Favorite quotes:
I wanted to be three things: JFK, my nana, and not my mother.
...one cannot have two deaths, but cannot run from one. It mattered less how long you lived than how,
“It’s just that she knows what it’s like to be somewhere people wish you weren’t.” “Yeah.” I swallowed. “That’s why I wanted to talk to my grandma, too.”
“Bazwillie Sure Moose?” Nellie shrugged. “That’s what the soldiers call it. The French is too hard to pronounce.” “Bazoilles-sur-Meuse,”
“They also call it Baz Eels on the Muss, if you’d prefer, or Bacillus on Mush.”
WAR SERVICE LIBRARY: This book is provided by the people of the United States through the American Library Association for the Use of the Soldiers and Sailors.
These books come to us overseas from home; To read them is a privilege; To restore them promptly unabused a duty.’
Mabel smelled like chocolate chip cookies and was shaped like a hug.
“That’s one of the beautiful things about a book. You can make it last however long you need it.”
...the ALA was sending fifty shipping tons of books— something like seventy-five thousand volumes— overseas a month.
“Thanks to you,” he said, “I know there’s always light in the darkness.”
Don’t forget about the power of words to keep us alive. A Tale of Two Cities in particular serves as a reminder of two things: That anyone can be a hero, and that love remains a miracle in the midst of war.
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