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The authors have composed letters that, if found in your grandmother's attic, would make you want to stay up all night reading.... Aside from the climactic sequence, the epistolary format never fully gels, as too many episodes call for a narrator's omniscience. Nevertheless, Nyhan and Hayes show us that letters from a cherished friend have a particular role to play in shepherding us through life's loves and losses
Publishers Weekly


Authentic touches bring the era alive...[and] provide a specific, everyday context for such timeless and universal passages and struggles as birth, death, grief, wartime temptations, divided loyalties, and hope.... [A] deeply satisfying tale. —Whitney Scott
Booklist


(Starred review.) [A] powerful, fascinating look at the war years and at the interesting choices and tragic consequences of a nation enduring an overseas war. Engaging, charming and moving, a beautifully rendered exploration of WWII on the homefront and the type of friendship that helps us survive all manner of battles.
Kirkus Reviews