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Wonderful Characters- Not a great ending
This book was a little difficult to get into at first. I think it started out a little slow then picked up after a few chapters. The author does a wonderful job of bringing the characters and settings to life. However, I found the end to be somewhat of a anti climax. It was almost as though the author was rushing to put a finish to it and wasn't sure how things should end up. The story line between Grace and the soldier, although romantic, left me feeling a little confused. Although it was obvious John was not the right man for her, the way Grace ended up with the soldier left me feeling as though I'd missed a chapter or two somewhere. Not a bad read but a slightly weak ending. Still I gave it four stars for pulling me into the story and keeping me there.

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Not As Graceful As I'd Hoped
I did enjoy the book. I read it for a book club, but might have read it on my own. My biggest problem was the way I met Grace. In the first chapter she has already slept with a man who isn't her husband and on the night of his wife's death. It just put a bad taste in my mouth. I never grew to like Grace Gillian, but I did grow to tolerate her, because I enjoyed the story.

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Enjoyable and yes, graceful
Came across this book when a friend recommended it, and like many previous reviewers, I enjoyed it.

It is the story of Grace, a 30ish English teacher in a small Texas town during WWII. The writing has a lovely, bittersweet quality as most of the characters find out that what they were looking for was perhaps not really what they wanted from life. And of course, being set in WWII time period, the war is a constant presence in the characters lives, motivating, changing, and devastating some of them. Perhaps that's why the author chose her ending - to leave the story on an upbeat note.

Overall, an enjoyable book.