A review by amalies
The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. I am drawn to information about WWII that doesn't involve the European front, but rather the Japanese front, the internment camps here in America and how the war was affecting people who weren't directly involved with the actual battles and troops living in their homes and cities. This story is about a woman growing to know herself, receive forgiveness and move on from death and pain and everything in between. I liked that a story about a persons life was written directly alongside a current event like the war. This is how our own lives happen everyday and her inner dialog really shows how the world around us really changes how we perceive things and decide who we are. The conclusion of the book was very good. The voice that lead me to understand that this book was Olivia talking abut her past really kept me on the edge needing to know the ending the entire time.