I had no idea how close the German army came to England during WWII until I read this delightful novel. Looking at the map of Guernsey, it is a small island that is much too close to England for comfort. This novel concerns itself with love, loyalty, tragedy and loss. Vivienne de la Mare would sa...
The end was amazing. Great read about WWII life. Mother and daughter relationships in book are complex and intriguing.
Not a book I can rave about. The plot idea was good. But I felt the book was way too long. Too much flowery filling in of pages. Too much self-questioning by the protagonist. To the point where I wanted to grab her and shake her. Way too much naming of flowers and what was blooming here and there...
Three and a half stars. Sometimes blurbs on the back of a book can give a whole different idea of what a book is about as this one did. ’What if there was something deeply wrong with your child and nobody believed you?' That intrigued me. However it turns out to be not what I was thinking initial...