Lynda Cohen Loigman just wrote another new book. If you avidly read our reviews, you know that Jillian and I both LOVED Loigman's novel The Two Family House, so when we heard that she was coming out with another novel we just knew that we had to read it.
The Wartime Sisters follows the story of two sisters who were both very different. Ruth, the older sister, was very bookish. She got straight As, liked doing homework, and always strived for perfection. The younger sister, Millie, was very different. Actually, the two sisters sort of reminded me of my sister and I. I'm the older and bookish one and my sister... well, she isn't. We're both smart, but she definitely is more lax. I think because of this, the way that Loigman crafted the characters of the two sisters, and even the differences in how their parents treat and expect things from both of them, felt very much real to me.
So a bit about the plot. The two sisters grow up to marry different men and end up losing communication with each other after a falling out. Millie, head over heels in love, marries a man who isn't a very wise financial choice, and Ruth marries a man similar to herself. Then WWII begins. Ruth's husband, a scientist, is important within the army, and Millie is now an army widow with a two year old son. Ruth reaches out to Millie and offers her a place to stay with her and her husband at the army base.
This novel explores the bonds of sisters, of family, and of love. It allows the reader to dive into a historical time frame and develop and emotional connection to it through it's characters. When you read this novel (because you definitely need to read it) you will end up devouring it.
So Dewey Readers, I leave you with a rating of 5 out of 5 Coffee Beans.
Until the next read!
~Jessica
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