Letters from Home, by Kristina McMorris, is the story of three young women and their relationships with each other and their families during the last year of World War II. As the war comes to a close and the world finds peace again, Liz Stephens Julia Renard, and Betty Cordell find themselves. Life will never be the same for any of them after the war.
The heart of the story is a love story inspired by the author's own grandparents. It's a beautiful story, but I had to stop reading at many points along the way. This was not because I was tired, not because it was late, not because I was bored. I had to put the book down because I could no longer read through the tears I shared the emotions that the characters were feeling on their journeys during this turbulent time in history.
As a writer, I learned how to construct the plot around multiple characters in multiple locations. The chapter headings help, but there's a bit more to the construction of the plot than just the chapter headings. The choices on how what happens to each character, in each location, at each time, is integral in the telling of the story.
Letters from Home would be a great addition to your summer reading list.
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