This novel takes place in the South during the end of WWII. Tess DeMello is 23 years old, finishing her nursing degree and engaged to the love of her life, Vincent. He is finishing up his medical degree and they have plans to work together in the world of medicine. However, when the book begins she is pressured into doing a favor for her sister-in-law and her husband, Henry. A terrible tragedy takes place and Tess has to shoulder the blame. Quickly the book goes back in time to tell us how it all came to be.
Tess makes a huge mistake and is destined to pay for it for the rest of her life. She breaks the hearts of both her mother and her fiancé. I liked the story line and the background of the era. Part of the story involves a polio hospital that really existed. It was in Hickory, North Carolina. The people of that town built this hospital in 54 hours! (that would never happen today!). It began receiving patients immediately. That was probably my favorite part of the book!
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