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Summary: Rachel's Review
Review: Many readers will be charmed by how these childhood memories of the WWII years will entice them to see through the eyes of the girl who first lived them. While this is a novel, it is also nearly a memoir. On their own merit, the stories and events are honestly written, and full of life. Many authors "milk" such sweet childhood moments, and make them just too "precious" for an adult to read -- there's no antidote for copious amounts of sugar. These, though, are honestly written, and have a continuing emotional impact on this reader, even luring her to re-live her own memories from similar times and small towns. I wondered on almost every page, "Is it just me, or is there a power, here, calling and charming us to share in some of Charlotte Woodham's life?" The "power," I think, originates from how genuinely she has put herself -- and the other characters -- on the page, and in our company. Some authors write beautifully, but are distant strangers. Charlotte Woodham writes beautifully, the way you wish your sisters and old friends could write.
You'll enjoy reading this work!
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Summary: Rachel's Review
Review: Many readers will be charmed by how these childhood memories of the WWII years will entice them to see through the eyes of the girl who first lived them. While this is a novel, it is also nearly a memoir. On their own merit, the stories and events are honestly written, and full of life. Many authors "milk" such sweet childhood moments, and make them just too "precious" for an adult to read -- there's no antidote for copious amounts of sugar. These, though, are honestly written, and have a continuing emotional impact on this reader, even luring her to re-live her own memories from similar times and small towns. I wondered on almost every page, "Is it just me, or is there a power, here, calling and charming us to share in some of Charlotte Woodham's life?" The "power," I think, originates from how genuinely she has put herself -- and the other characters -- on the page, and in our company. Some authors write beautifully, but are distant strangers. Charlotte Woodham writes beautifully, the way you wish your sisters and old friends could write.
You'll enjoy reading this work!
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