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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves

Kristina McMorris

Start date: October 1, 2013

Finish date: October 31, 2013

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Feb 05, 2012 Diane S ☔ rated it really liked it

This author has the uncanny knack of writing stories that are very easy to read and combine the elements of history and a romance with a profound sense of the era. The Japanese and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the mistrust and the prejudice that came from it are all brilliantly related here. The characters of Maddie and Lane are wonderful. This author puts one solidly back in this time period with a depth of feeling and emotion that is impressive. Anyone who liked her last book, Letters from Hom ...more

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Oct 31, 2013 Irene rated it it was ok

Had I read this book at the age of 14, I would have loved it. This world in which all the adults are incapacitated mirrored what I longed for, a world free of adult criticisms, demands and limitations where I could prove my competence. I dreamed of falling in love and marrying young, these teen lovers and their elopement would have played into my fantasies. The backdrop of irrational prejudice would have fed my glowing sense of adolescent righteousness. But, I am nearly four times that age. Thes ...more

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