My Dear I Wanted to Tell You Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from agjuba

I loved this book for many reasons -- the author did a great job of weaving interesting, accurate historical detail into the story, balanced the horror of the war with the hopefulness and perseverance of the characters, and gave us just enough insight into the characters' thoughts and feelings wi...

from TheDenizen

Simply beautiful. The storyline was achingly hard at times, but I was totally caught up in it. I cared deeply about the characters and found the writing superb.It was a wonderful choice for audio. It almost seemed as if the book was meant to be read aloud.

from nicx27

This is the story of Riley Purefoy, a young working class boy who meets an upper class family, the Waveneys, and falls for Nadine, their daughter. When World War I breaks out, Riley joins up (he could choose to join up for a year or for the duration of the war, but chose the duration of the war b...

from storian

This book moved me. The characters navigate through the horrors of trench warfare and the transformation of the home front in World War One England. Ultimately, though, it's about their lives before and after the war as well as during it. I thrilled and shuddered with their triumphs and tragedies.

from stillwaters12

I may have rated this book higher if I had not just read a similar story that was so much more interesting and satisfying. The relationship between the World War I wives was barely existent here and of very important consequence in Next to Love by Ellen Feldman. This was a good read about two WWI...