Jake dropped his six-year-old son, Charlie, off about an hour before school started each day. He had to do that to ensure he made it to work on time. With a new teacher and his first year of school, Jake worried until he found that Ms. Temple was willing to have him arrive that early. She was unaware of the story about Charlie’s mom—although small-town gossip quickly took care of any questions she had.

I have never read any of Ms. Marty Kindall’s work. However, I liked her style and would definitely read her again. She has presented a fresh perspective into this devastating problem which, in 1948, had no alternate treatments. Her main characters, Elizabeth and Jake, were so likeable and had to face so many problems at their young ages that it was easy to want to see the two work out their problems.

Jake’s extended (meddlesome) family were so typical and so well described that it seemed as if we were actually facing their interference ourselves. This book was very endearing and appealing to this reader that it was hard for me to stop reading. The storyline was poignant and I became emotionally involved with these people. Jake and Elizabeth had more problems which kept them apart than expected. That just made it more imperative that they work together to solve their situation.

I enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. It covered the period right after World War II and gave accurate details. Ms. Kindall covered her bases and has written a very good book which you will be glad to have read.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Sweet

Reviewer: Brenda Talley
December 3, 2007