2011 Book Review #29: The Postmistress
Mar. 28th, 2011 08:45 pmTitle: The Postmistress
Author: Sarah Blake
Genre: Literary fiction
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: In the fall of 1940, Europe burns. In the tiny coastal town of Franklin, Massachusetts, though, life continues on untouched. The postmistress, Iris James, watches over her town, from the young doctor and his new bride to the mysterious German immigrant and his boss who scans the waves for U-boats. They all listen, from their sleepy vacation town, to the devastation of the Blitz, as narrated by spunky radio "gal" Frankie Bard. It seems very far away. But Iris and Frankie's lives will strangely intertwine when they each betray their calling, with a letter one can't bear to deliver and a story the other can't bear to report.
Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )
Author: Sarah Blake
Genre: Literary fiction
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: In the fall of 1940, Europe burns. In the tiny coastal town of Franklin, Massachusetts, though, life continues on untouched. The postmistress, Iris James, watches over her town, from the young doctor and his new bride to the mysterious German immigrant and his boss who scans the waves for U-boats. They all listen, from their sleepy vacation town, to the devastation of the Blitz, as narrated by spunky radio "gal" Frankie Bard. It seems very far away. But Iris and Frankie's lives will strangely intertwine when they each betray their calling, with a letter one can't bear to deliver and a story the other can't bear to report.
Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )