The year is 1940.
War is raging in Europe.
And that's the scene set for you to enter with female characters being the main subjects. One is the postmistress of this small town called Franklin. She tries to keep everything in order and moving in proper sequence so that the mail is delivered professionally. But can she keep any back from being delivered so that others won't be hurt? It's not proper but can she do it? Is it for the best? Can she hold her little section of the world together while the rest is falling apart?
Then there's the overseas female voice that comes over the radio at night that tells of the bombings, the faces, the voices recorded, the lives lost in front of her eyes. A letter handed to her to deliver to someone if he is dead. Does she finally have to deliver it? In person? What should she do?
How are lives affected back home in Cape Cod while families wait for their loved ones to return home whole or lost forever to them.
I think you may like this read. It's not fast paced but neither is a small town.
Of course, I bought this at my wonderful Goodwill where I can find all kinds of genres.
As Martha Stewart used to say, "It's a good thing".
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