A Star for Mrs. Blake
April Smith,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on 01-14-2014
April Smith,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on 01-14-2014
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780307958846 (0307958841)
ASIN: 307958841
Publish date: January 14th 2014
Publisher: Knopf
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
I read this book in 2 days, so it's obviously compelling, but I felt like there were too many characters. I would have liked it if it just focused on the 5 women and not given the backstory to all the other people with them. I also thought it would have been more interesting if the first Mrs. Russel...
An unlikely group of five women, all from different backgrounds, find themselves becoming friends in difficult circumstances. All of them are WWI Gold Star Mothers, taking advantage of the US Government's offer of a trip to France to see their sons' final resting place. At the center of the group ...
A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith is a book about the gold star mothers - mothers who have lost a child in the service of their country. The book is about one group's pilgrimage to visit the grave sites of their children in Europe. Some of the writing was emotional and moving but the book had a n...
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