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Jul 20, 2007GingerKaren rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Once again Elizabeth Berg had me turning the pages late into the night, and just loving every word. The story was right up my alley - World War II home front described in perfect detail. And while most World War II home front novels are set in the UK, this one was set in Chicago in a large family consisting of three older sisters and three younger brothers. Each character is richly drawn even down to the youngest, Binks. Although their mother and father seem caricatures of Irish family life from a black and white Hollywood movie, you come to see their flaws as well as the good side that deviates from the norm. However it is Kitty that I was most drawn to. She is the charming and careless sister that everyone loves and it isn''t until she realizes her shallow nature that she becomes the woman she was meant to be. And she finds a man that makes her heart leap with joy! And then just when I start to think that maybe Elizabeth Berg is a grand author and this is one of the best books I have read, the ending hits you smack in the face. And not a nice smack either. Truly a disappointment, but I can learn to forget the tacked on epilogue and re-write my own ending! Ahh, that''s much better!