Review: Heartwarming Story of Friendship
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2012
Saving Peace by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar is a story of friendship, college, and how those years shape the rest of your lives.Kim, Sibohan and MB all attended the all-girls college, Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school brought them together, shaped the friendships that would carry them through the decades to come.Today, Kim is an anchor for the local news, MB is raising a family and Kim is president of Peace. Kim is also responsible for some major changes at the girls' alma mater.Peace, like so many of America's small, gender-specific colleges, has fallen on hard financial times. In an effort to keep the doors open, Kim and the administration are changing the school's name to William Peace University and admitting boys.Sib and MB are not the only ones up in arms about the changes, feeling that the proposed changes comprimise the memories, the mission behind Peace. In fact, Sib's estranged daughter Mae and her class are organizing protests. They will not let their alma mater go in peace.What touched me about this story was how the author wove flashback and current events together to bring you a true understanding of the characters. Their friendships have been tested, battered and nearly broken, yet Peace was the one place that brought them...well...peace.Though I enjoyed the story, I did find it slow at points. I found the ending anticlimatic, which are the only reasons that kept me from rating it hire. Still, if you are looking for a story about friendship or nostalgic for the warm-fuzzy feelings of college-life, definitely pick it up. It's touching and heartwarming, worth reading for sure.Disclaimer: I was gifted a copy of this  book for review, but all opinions are my own.