If you like reading books that are set during WWII, this one is good! I appreciated the story even more when I read the author's notes at the end of the book (which I would suggest you read first!). Many of the situations and events in the book actually happened - just not all to our fictional characters, Lenka and Josef. At the beginning of the book Josef is getting ready to attend the rehearsal dinner for his grandson. One can quickly grasp what life is like for this old man. At the dinner he meets the widowed grandmother of the bride. There is something about her that startles him. He believes he is looking at the wife he married before war broke out and they were separated. Then Richman throws us back to the past where we meet a young Lenka and the man that she will love forever. It is a powerful story told against the background of some of the last century's darkest days. I don't think we can ever be reminded often enough of what happened then - Lest we forget. If this type of book appeals to you I would highly recommend it.
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