How sad that Mary Ann Shaffer died before realizing that her book would inspire so many people. I hesitated to read it when I realized it was mostly in correspondence, but my daughter insisted, thank goodness. I was mesmerized and couldn't put the book down. What a beautiful story of finding oneself.

This is the first contemporary by Julia Londond that I've read, although I am a big fan of her English-set historical novels. The writing was very good, but not as good as her historicals. Still, I recommend the book to anyone who enjoys a good romance.

Our book club members each enjoyed the book and have recommended it to other readers. We discussed the events and how brave the characters were. As well we discussed how hard life must have been for those living through this time.