by Ellen Feldman
Next to Love is a powerful novel, thankfully not in an obvious, over done and melodramatic way. No, Next to Love is a novel that manages to be sneakily insidious, grasping hold of your emotions almost before one realizes just how invested they are in the compelling story and just how powerful a writ...
Originally posted at my blog Chasing Empty PavementsThe Good: I think this novel really detailed the effects of WWII on American Families. The portrayal of before, during and after the war are eerily accurate. My grandfather was a WWII veteran with a purple heart and I’ve heard many stories of the w...
This book really bored me. I think there are so many books along the lines of the storyline of this book that they tended to "leak" together. I also felt that the book was really sappy and predictable. It held my interest so I did finish it(thus barely 2 stars)..but numerous books were put ahead of ...
Most post-war novels focus on either those left behind during the war or the impact of the war on the returning soldiers. Ms. Feldman opts to focus on those left behind and how their lives change because their soldiers do (or do not) return. What did it mean to have to give up a job because the posi...
Billed as "A story of war, love, loss and the scars they leave" this book is the story of three women and begins in 1941 as they are forced to watch their husbands go off to war. Millie, Grace and Babe hold down the home-front while everyone dreads being the next recipient of a telegraph from the wa...