'What I Saw And How I Lied' by Judy Blundell
I bought this book just because it was on a '3 for 2' offer and it looked quite good. It's set in post-WW2 America, which I thought was fascinating. I've always been interesting by the Second World War and specifically the lives of ordinary people. However, I think this is the first thing I've read about that period which was set in America, which made it particularly interesting to me.
This book tells the story of Evie, a teenager living with her mother, who she adores, and stepfather, Joe, who has just returned from the war. When Joe suggests an impromptu holiday to Florida, Evie doesn't suspect that anything could be wrong. But when irresistibly handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served with Joe, appears in her life, she finds herself falling for him despite the shroud of secrecy that surrounds him. But when a terrible tragedy comes to pass, Evie must choose who to betray - her parents or the man she loves.
As I'm a bit of a sucker for romance (except those crappy Mills and Boon books...they are awful) and especially for forbidden love, I loved that aspect of the book. Also, a dashingly mature soldier is never a bad thing. But apart from that, I loved the mystery of the story. I'm not really into that kind of thing, but it kept me interested until the end. And...yeah. I'm really bad at this whole review-type thing.
To cut what could turn into a really long and rambly blog short, it's a good book. You should read it. If you don't believe me, let me put in perspective. I read pretty quick and finished this in a day. My friend is a pretty slow reader (it took her two weeks to get to chapter two of 'The Host' by Stephenie Meyer') and she read this book in a matter of days. My copy is currently being passed from person to person within my group of friends because it's awesome. And I hope anyone who goes and reads it because of this blog loves it just as much as I do.
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