Review: Get your copy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
I really enjoyed this book.  I love historical fiction and stories of women fighting odds to come out whole on the other side.  I couldn't decide if I liked Ava, the main character/present day of this story or not.  While I could accept her grief, I could not accept the fact that she decided to leave her husband because he didn't show the same emotion that she did over their shared loss.  She fled to Greece.  But, she began to change as she went on a journey to discover more about her grandmother who was from Greece, but never talked about her life during WWII.  Ava grew as a woman, matured, healed, and discovered things about herself, all the while discovering a part of her grandmother's past that she never thought to ask about.  It was well told going back and forth between Ava's and Sophia's stories, and I loved the continuity of the history and people of Greece.  I could go on, but won't so I don't spoil the story for you.  A very satisfying read with an ending that made me cry.