We had a wonderful visit at Heather’s house this month. Hunger Games really got us thinking about how blessed we are to enjoy our freedoms and how grateful we are to live in America. The sequel, Catching Fire, is also highly recommended and the third book in this series is out sometime in August. I know several of us are eagerly awaiting it’s release. Great pick Heather!
We are going to be meeting at Susie Quinn’s home in July.
Her pick is:
Description from Goodreads says:
Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, The Postmistress is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women-and of two countries torn apart by war.
On the eve of the United States's entrance into World War II in 1940, Iris James, the postmistress of Franklin, a small town on Cape Cod, does the unthinkable: She doesn't deliver a letter. In London, American radio gal Frankie Bard is working with Edward R. Murrow, reporting on the Blitz. One night in a bomb shelter, she meets a doctor from Cape Cod with a letter in his pocket, a letter Frankie vows to deliver when she returns from Germany and France, where she is to record the stories of war refugees desperately trying to escape.
The residents of Franklin think the war can't touch them- but as Frankie's radio broadcasts air, some know that the war is indeed coming. And when Frankie arrives at their doorstep, the two stories collide in a way no one could have foreseen. The Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during wartime, when those we cherish leave. And how every story-of love or war-is about looking left when we should have been looking right.
A reader review says:
Considering the fact that this is not my usual genre of choice, The Postmistress was an enjoyable novel, and one that I would probably have picked up myself, had I seen in on the shelf.
Sarah Blake is truly a gifted author, writing with a clean, fresh voice. Original and touching are two very good words to describe her work-- and this novel. It wasn't one of those books where you're constantly reminded of another book while reading it.
I've not read many novels set in this time period (World War II era), and although I know my history, this story still opened my eyes even more to war, and everything it contributes to in our daily lives. The way Blake wrote the novel, described the settings and actions, you're almost prepared to look up from the book and find yourself transported back to 1941, running for the bomb shelters.
Enjoy reading and we will see you at Susie’s house on July 6th.
Here are the directions:
She lives at 16131 E. Radco Dr. From Sullivan and Sprague you would head up past the high school and turn left on 20th Avenue; then right on Sonora and left on Radco. The house is more at the end of the street and is a peach house on your left.
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