Review: Nostalgia Romance at its Best -
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
There was a sweetness to the Fifties that is often overlooked in books and movies. It's one of the last innocent eras before the Sixties hit, with its focus on anti-establishment, drug culture, evolving music and Vietnam. And 1955 especially seems to embody innocence itself, yet touched with the beginning of awareness. Christine Warner has captured this perfectly with SECRET LOVE. The story of Lizzie and Wayne flows effortlessly from Ms. Warner's imagination: longing, shy desire, blossoming infatuation and the building blocks of enduring love, all told from the viewpoint of two people whose connection goes back to their teenage years. Interspersed with tangible memories such as television shows, music, and fashion, the story sucks you in and makes you smile to think of how it used to be, while knowing where the world has ended up, fifty years later.Simply a delight, and one I'll keep and read again. I'm looking forward to the rest of Ms. Warner's series.