K. R. P. S. (THEkrps) reviewed on
This book follows three women, who are friends and roommates, through the last year of WWII.
Liz's family owns the house and her roommates are Julia and Betty.
Liz is a college student, studying literature, and has her future mapped out for her, seemingly by her father, with whom she has a strained relationship with. She is dating her high school sweetheart, Dalton, whom her father approves of. She meets Morgan at a USO dance on the eve of his being shipped overseas and an instant attraction if felt between the couple. She misunderstands a situation and heads for home.
Julia is also a college student who becomes engaged to the love of her life, Christian. He informs her he's enlisted in the service and goes off to war.
Betty is the somewhat flighty of the trio, she works as a waitress at a local diner.
Betty meets Morgan, leaving her photo for him and gets his address from a fellow dance attendee. She knows she's a horrible writer and convinces Liz to ghost write a letter to him.
What follows is the interactions of the three roommates and interspersed with letters between Liz and Morgan. The main story circulates around Liz and Morgan. While Liz ultimately becomes engaged to Dalton, she continues to write letters to Morgan as Betty. Her feelings for him deepen but she questions the validity of her feelings because they come about through a handful of letters from someone who does not know who she is.
The story is beautifully written, particularly for a debut novel. Although it left me wanting to see more of Julia and Betty. This book will always have a special place in my heart, because although my own romance with my husband was not conducted during wartime, a huge portion of our courtship was conducted via letters; a form of communication which is a lost art, particularly in this day and age.
Liz's family owns the house and her roommates are Julia and Betty.
Liz is a college student, studying literature, and has her future mapped out for her, seemingly by her father, with whom she has a strained relationship with. She is dating her high school sweetheart, Dalton, whom her father approves of. She meets Morgan at a USO dance on the eve of his being shipped overseas and an instant attraction if felt between the couple. She misunderstands a situation and heads for home.
Julia is also a college student who becomes engaged to the love of her life, Christian. He informs her he's enlisted in the service and goes off to war.
Betty is the somewhat flighty of the trio, she works as a waitress at a local diner.
Betty meets Morgan, leaving her photo for him and gets his address from a fellow dance attendee. She knows she's a horrible writer and convinces Liz to ghost write a letter to him.
What follows is the interactions of the three roommates and interspersed with letters between Liz and Morgan. The main story circulates around Liz and Morgan. While Liz ultimately becomes engaged to Dalton, she continues to write letters to Morgan as Betty. Her feelings for him deepen but she questions the validity of her feelings because they come about through a handful of letters from someone who does not know who she is.
The story is beautifully written, particularly for a debut novel. Although it left me wanting to see more of Julia and Betty. This book will always have a special place in my heart, because although my own romance with my husband was not conducted during wartime, a huge portion of our courtship was conducted via letters; a form of communication which is a lost art, particularly in this day and age.
