I enjoyed this book a lot. It is a WWII story but a little atypical because it takes place on the island of Guernsey. There is not the bombing, soldiers marching and midnight raids associated with most stories of that era. It is the story of Vivienne de la Mare. Her husband is off at war, she has two daughters and her mother-in-law, Evelyn, is slipping into dementia. The last boat is leaving for London and Vivienne is taking her daughters there to stay with her sister. Evelyn refuses to leave. At the last minute Vivienne decides she can't get on that small boat with her children and takes them home. Days later there is a bombing and the Germans arrive. Four soldiers move into the house next to Vivienne. Instead of vicious Nazis, she finds out that they are just men - who hate this war as much as she. They have real professions, real families and real fears. And she falls in love with one of them. It was an interesting story with believable characters.
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I loved this book from the very first sentence to the very last sentence. As a matter of fact, after I finished reading it, I sat with it resting on my lap, not wanting to let go of it. Not wanting to step out of Vivienne's life.
This is the story of Vivienne de la Mare. She lives on a lovely idyllic island of Guernsey. Unfortunately, the lovely, butterfly filled paradise, is being occupied by the German's during World War II. When the German's occupy the house next door, Vivienne is intrigued by one of the soldiers.
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