An Alcove In The Heart: Wwii Letters Of Sidney Diamond To Estelle Spero

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Summary: Love, Courage and Ambition
Review: A story of love, courage and ambition - the stuff it takes to carry on one's mission to the end. True and loyal to his country, in his letters Diamond sometimes humorized his inner feelings concerning the dangers of his military reconnaissance's, while assuring 'Stelle of his undying love for her. An extremely altruistic young leader, although eager to grow in his career, Diamond continuously expressed his need to caress and be caressed. This is a true story that leads one to wonder "what if?"

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Summary: A Captivating Story
Review: In the preface, the author states that in reading Sid's letters she "once again heard his voice". She has done a remarkable job of selecting and headlining letters and passages that succeed in bringing that voice alive, and once you begin reading, it's hard to put the book down.

The reader becomes part of the story, involved in the lives of the two lovers separated by the horrors of war, but constantly united by the bond of their love. Though some of the references to battle, terrain, and conditions are specific to Word War II, the story could just as easily be taking place today. An Alcove in the Heart makes one realize that the emotions of love and war are timeless.

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Summary: A WWII love story and the soldier's letters home.
Review: Lynch has written a beautiful book where she chronicles the story of Estelle Spero and Sidney Diamond. The book's heart is Sidney Diamonds remarkable letters that are full of humanity, wit, and occaisonally very humourous. This is a love story, but also would have great appeal for military historians and veterans.

'An Alcove In The Heart', follows Sid and Estelle from becoming best friends and thier courtship in the Bronx, from 1939 through the war years. Sid's writes letters to Estelle from Fort Dix, Fort Bliss, and in the Pacific.

Sid served in the Army's, Chemical Warfare Service, which was a new part of the service at the time. The CWS mission was a dangerous one, to supply was to provide close mortar support for infantry.

Lynch wrote the book because "He deserves to live on. It is my hope that through his letters his spirit and the richness of his
mind and heart will shine and endure."

We'll remember. With their deeds soldiers like Sidney Diamond earned our love, respect and a place in history. Heroes, like Sid, lived what they believed, that duty and honor were not just abstract concepts.