Vickie F. - reviewed on 4/5/2012

Helpful Score: 1

It just doesn't rise to the level of 4 stars. There are some beautiful descriptions of the island of Guernsey and I think the author made the sacrifices of war (foot shortages, death, enemy occupation) very real. But it took a lot to get the story off the ground - it just moves so slowly, I almost stopped reading a couple of times. The writing was sort of distant and I felt disconnected from the characters. Some of them are poorly developed, like Gunther (main character's lover). I never quite understood why Vivienne was so taken with him. Their relationship, which is the center of the book, simply confused me.

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