Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers
Books | Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II
3.7
Sara Ackerman
As WWII rages in the Pacific, a mother and daughter grapple with grief and suspicion in this historical novel of love, friendship, and perseverance.Hawaii, 1944. Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. But Ella is stubbornly silent. Something—or someone—has scared her.With the island overrun by troops training for a secret mission, tension and suspicion between neighbors is rising. To get through the difficult days, Violet and her friends open a pie stand near the military base, offering the soldiers a little homemade comfort.Try as she might, Violet can’t ignore her attraction to the brash marine who comes to her aid when the women are accused of spying. Desperate to find out what happened to her husband, while keeping her friends and daughter safe, Violet is torn by guilt, fear and longing as she faces losing everything. Again.
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Author
Sara Ackerman
Pages
373
Publisher
MIRA
Published Date
2018-02-13
ISBN
1488080453 9781488080456
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"Not bad, just not much of a wow-factor. Never felt a strong desire to pick it back up"
Madison Stephenson
"I mean, this was fine. I love a novel that expresses the place it is written to be in, and considering the author grew up in Hawaii where this story was set, I found that element very successful. I’m also a sucker for WWII historical novels, and this one was decently well researched. My biggest issue was the writing. For starters, I take issue with books that switch from first to third person. And the character development was lacking. I did end up caring for Ella, Violet and Parker, but my empathy came more from an understanding that these things really happened. I’m still haunted from the hours I spent in the touring the Pacific Theater exhibit at National WWII Museum in New Orleans. So all this to say, it’s a very middling 3, but it makes me very excited to visit Hawaii!"
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Allie Peduto
