Kepler's 2020 Project in the News:
Follow us on Facebook
The three protagonists of this novel are all very different and therefore respond very differently to the months immediately preceding the United States involvement in World War II. The Postmistress of Franklin, Massachusetts is a professional woman who takes her responsibilities very seriously. She feels the best way to help her country during this time is to be perfect at her job and make sure everyone gets their mail. Emma is an orphan who found true love and happiness for the first time in her life as the bridge of the young doctor of Franklin. She cares about the problems in Europe, but desperately clings to her new life and feels it is important to take care of those around you first, before you can help others.
Frankie, our third woman is a war correspondent in London, broadcasting her impressions of the war back to the people safely at home in the U.S. Of the three, her voice is the strongest. It is the voice of Edmund R. Murrow and the voice of the blitz in England. Hers is the voice of the dislocated, the desperate the confused and the lost. The paths of these three women will be drawn together as the U.S. is drawn closer to the brink of war. We are reminded in these pages of the endless cruelty of war, the power of love and of loss, the reasons why we have to carry on after senseless tragedy, and the wonderful gift a simple act of kindness can be. Very well written, the book quickly envelopes you in the lives of the characters and their stories.
Sina H. |
|||
