The beginning was a little confusing for me, but once I got past the few pages, I couldn’t put it down! Great story! Very interesting plot twist!

LOVED THIS BOOK

Lovely story with surprises along the way.

As the paths in this story come together there is still much to learn. In coming to the end I could hardly breathe. It will stay with me a long, long time.

This book took me along with twists and turns right from the beginning!! Great book!!

I enjoyed this books tremendously!

Beautifully wrtten, and intertwined stories solving the secrets at last!

And a bit repetitive at times. No real surprises. From time to time I wanted to just scream, “ask your mother!” to the main character. The book perpetuates a myth that the old and dying are ridiculously fragile and not too bright individuals who need to be protected from their own history. After a lifetime of dealing with those at the end stages of life I assure you, and the author, that nothing could be further from the truth. The character of the aged mother would have been bursting to tell her story, to paint the mural of her past and the war years. This truth put the entire book into the category where I’m not inclined to recommend it.

A poignant and inspiring novel. This my second reading and I enjoyed it even more than the first. Kate Morton writes fluidly with an amazing insight to human characters and their emotions. A story you will remember and cherish!

One of my absolute favs!!