Saturday, February 13, 2021
Review - Almost Home
AUTHOR: Valerie Fraser Luesse
RATING: ★★★★
Summary (from Goodreads): With America's entrance into the Second World War, the town of Blackberry Springs, Alabama, has exploded virtually overnight. Workers from all over are coming south for jobs in Uncle Sam's munitions plants--and they're bringing their pasts with them, right into Dolly Chandler's grand but fading family home turned boardinghouse.
An estranged young couple from the Midwest, unemployed professors from Chicago, a widower from Mississippi, a shattered young veteran struggling to heal from the war--they're all hoping Dolly's house will help them find their way back to the lives they left behind. But the house has a past of its own.
When tragedy strikes, Dolly's only hope will be the circle of friends under her roof and their ability to discover the truth about what happened to a young bride who lived there a century before.
Award-winning and bestselling author Valerie Fraser Luesse breathes life into a cast of unforgettable characters in this complex and compassionate story of hurt and healing.
REVIEW: Almost Home is a very endearing story, but I want to be completely honest right from the start and admit that I didn’t think I would enjoy it because the story kind of got off to a slow start. But when I finished reading it, I was SO thankful I didn’t give up on it. The close friendships and sweet romance are the heart and soul of this book, and there were several couples at the focal point, which I enjoyed. (It was like getting several love stories in one book.) I’m also a born and bred southern girl, so of course I loved the many references to living in the south. I would like to give a special shout-out to the author for her heartfelt depiction of a young soldier named Reed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (It was as much inspiring as it was heartbreaking.) If you enjoy sweet, inspirational fiction, then you should definitely add this one to your TBR list. I look forward to reading more of this author’s work in the future.
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