Two estranged sisters,
raised in Brooklyn and each burdened with her own shocking secret, are
reunited at the Springfield Armory in the early days of WWII. While one
sister lives in relative ease on the bucolic Armory campus as an
officer’s wife, the other arrives as a war widow and takes a position in
the Armory factories as a “soldier of production.” Resentment festers
between the two, and secrets are shattered when a mysterious figure from
the past reemerges in their lives.
I was a huge fan of Lynda Cohen Loigman's first novel, The Two-Family House, so I could not wait to get my hands on her sophomore book. This is another novel that takes place during WWII, but I was a big fan of the way she portrayed the war. I've seen some criticism of the novel for not really talking about the war enough. But I don't think she ever claimed this to be a war novel. I actually found that to be a welcomed change. While I understand that during those years, the war was on the forefront, life still went on. This novel explores the lives of two sisters who dealt with their own tragedies and secrets that weren't a part of the war. I had no problem with war not being the main focus. I found these two sisters intriguing and was often frustrated with each of them, but still loved them. I actually identified more with the older sister and had sympathy for her. If you enjoy a book that really develops characters, but still moves forward, please check out this book as well as her first. I will continue to seek out her novels whenever she writes them!
* I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review *
No comments:
Post a Comment