Review: A Young Soldier Finds the Key to His Battered Heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2011
Author Stephanie Burkhart's "Christmas in Bayeux," set in 2010, is a lovely short story to warm your heart and make you smile.Just released from the dusty war in Iraq, Aiden travels to the small town of Bayeux, France, only seven kilometers from Omaha Beach and the American World War II cemetery. There, waiting in a cathedral, is his friend from years ago in America, Noel Rousseau, the beautiful foreign exchange student who lived with his parents. They spend the next few days together, and as Christmas approaches, Aiden's heart thaws and expands enough to allow his feelings to pour in.You will enjoy this beautiful story, rich in history and appreciation of the past, while living and falling in love in the present. I highly recommend "Christmas in Bayeaux."Reviewer-Celia Yeary