As America enters the Second World War, a melting pot of displaced and disenfranchised boarders enter the boarding house of Dolly Chandler in Blackberry Springs, Alabama. When tragedy strikes, the only hope of salvation lies with the circle of women under Dolly's roof and their ability to discover what happened to a young bride here 100 years ago.
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As America enters the Second World War, a melting pot of displaced and disenfranchised boarders enter the boarding house of Dolly Chandler in Blackberry Springs, Alabama. When tragedy strikes, the only hope of salvation lies with the circle of women under Dolly's roof and their ability to discover what happened to a young bride here 100 years ago.
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You are welcomed into the family (a paying guest) of Si & Dolly. They live in a beautiful house on Talamge Loop. They are close to the highway-but have their own private sanctuary.
There are of course, Si and Dolly-in her grandmother's house; a single older gent who is a recent widower; and three other couples staying there for the summer.
Dolly has grand ideas to make the money for their county tax bill. Si built a roller skating rink, for people to pay a nominal fee to skate. At the moment,, Si is digging out a lake, for which the public will also pay a fee to use.
Dolly and Si are enjoying their renters, except for one couple they are quickly losing their patience with.
One couple is there to regroup, after losing their farm-the worry has made it seem like they are two strangers living there.
This is a very nice book, where as a new-comer, you are made to feel like YOU are ALMOST HOME.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from LibraryThing and Baker-Revell Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review
ALMOST HOME
2019
Claudia
Mar 5, 2019
Characters That You Will Want to Befriend
Readers will absolutely fall in love with the characters in Luesse's Almost Home. These are people that you will want to be friends with. The setting is a close knit community in the country not far from Birmingham, Alabama in the mid 1940s. Josiah (Si) and Dolly Chandler have opened their home to borders in an effort to pay their taxes and save the home that had been in Dolly's family for years. Never ones to pass up an opportunity to minister to people (not to be confused with preaching to them), Si and Dolly touch the hearts of many who become as family. As a result these people begin to heal and to care for those around them as well. This most especially includes the young couple whose marriage is faltering, a war widow, and a wounded soldier. The story is made even more fun by a backstory involving a mystery including a Robin Hood like river pirate.
Not only will historical fiction fans enjoy this story, but so will those who love someone who is serving or has served in our modern military. The visible scars of these warriors may not be the ones that impact them or their families the most.
I am grateful to have received a copy of Almost Home from Revell via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to write a positive review, and received no monetary compensation.
