In 1917 eighteen Smith College graduates went to France to provide relief measures and establish order in war torn villages. Lauren Willig has written a novel based on the reports about this group. The author read a memoir by one of the members of the Smith College Relief Unit and letters written by the young women. It is an amazing story.
The book mentioned letters being censored and the difficulty in getting accurate information. The women often did not know what was going to happen next. Makes me think of the censoring of information today. Are we in a war?
From a writer’s point of view the story is well written. Conflict, dialogue and inner dialogue are well balanced and keep the story moving forward. It is a good read.
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Sounds interesting. Am going to see if my library has it.
This sounds like a very interesting book, Carol. Thanks for recommending it.
~Lisa, FMF #15
Sounds amazing!!! I’m going to read it!! :). Deirdre FMF#19
sounds like an interesting read. FMF18