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Although I'm definitely not in the age range this book is focused towards (I'm an eighteen-year-old female), I still managed to enjoy this book greatly. I picked this book up at the same time as a friend of mine, after reading the blurb and deciding it might be something I would enjoy. I wasn't sure, because I hadn't read a book within this genre for years after a few bad experiences, but I got it for such a good price it didn't matter too much if I didn't reach the end.
I did reach the end, and quite quickly, really. Although the cover suggests a raunchy, x-rated novel, it wasn't much of that at all. Although there are undoubtedly moments of erotic lust, the story mostly revolves around a family torn apart by war, who must come to terms with what they've been through and learn to get along again... or, maybe they don't.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who had decided to dip their toe into historical fiction, or who hadn't even thought about it before. It's a nice, easy read with a writing style which flows effortlessly.

marthaguymaid's review against another edition

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dark funny slow-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

stephend81d5's review against another edition

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4.0

dark, comic and complex look at relationships during ww2 and post war of the head/pace family where the husband becomes a pow and asks his wife for dirty letters which he passes around the camp and then events post war which has many twist and turns as relationships change and social changes too

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