Loved this book! The Clear Lake in the title is "our" Clear Lake! I always enjoy reading books that take place in Iowa. The book opens with Lorraine Kindred returning to the Surf Ballroom - to the place that held so many memories for her. It was the place of her youth where she spent magical evenings. It is the place that holds secrets that she has held on to for decades. Part of the book tells us about the life of that young girl. It is the time of World War II and her adored older brother has signed up and is getting ready to leave. Her mother is sent into a downward spiral of depression. It is mostly her son's absence but also because her husband has signed up to have German POWs come from the POW camp in Altoona. Without their help he will never be able to keep the farm going. Lorraine tries to do some of her mother's undone chores even though she has her own to do. One thing she did was to take food out to her father and the POW's and as time went by they seemed less like the enemy and more like regular young men.
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