The long awaited sequel to Diane Moody’s bestselling Of Windmills and War.When the war finally ended in May of 1945, Lieutenant Danny McClain made good on his promise to come back for Anya in Holland. He expected her to put up a fight, but instead found her exhausted and utterly broken. Maybe it was unfair, asking her to marry him when she was so vulnerable. But this much he knew: he would spend … vulnerable. But this much he knew: he would spend a lifetime helping to make her whole again.
The war had taken everything from Anya–her family, her friends, her home, her faith. She clung to the walls she’d fortressed around her heart, but what future did she have apart from Danny? At least she wouldn’t be alone anymore.
Or so she thought. When the American troops demobilize, Danny is sent home, forced to leave Anya behind in England. There she must wait with the other 70,000 war brides for passage to America. As England picks up the pieces of war’s debris in the months that follow, Anya shares a flat with three other war brides in London and rediscovers the healing bond of friendships.
Once again, Danny and Anya find themselves oceans apart, their marriage confined to little more than the handwritten pages of their letters while wondering if the shadow of war will ever diminish.
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I love historical fiction and this was very interesting reading about the war brides after WWII and getting them to America. It is written in a way that makes you want to read more and the characters in this book seem like real live people that you would want to know. I highly recommend this book.
I’m glad I read the sequel to her other novel. Very realistic and interesting. Sometimes sequels do not live up to the previous novel, i felt this book moved quickly and i finished it. I had about given up on some of my book choices lately and haven’t finished many books.
True to historical facts, very realistic. Enjoyed it very much.
Keep me at the edge of my set. I did not want to put it down.
Slow moving and too much description of what Danny and Anya are seeing. No action or suspense.
I enjoyed reading the history in a beautiful story
Enjoyed the story as much as the history. Well written, kept me wanting to hurry back for more.