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Bezig met laden... Rubies from Burmadoor Anne Lovett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I really wanted to read this, it finially downloaded to KINDLE and I couldn't put it down. Adult, not too graphic, deals with difficult situations, well developed characters, a thoroughly good read. Highly recommended. FROM AMAZON: Georgia, 1941. Mae Lee Willis may only be eight years old, but she has her heart set on her older sister’s boyfriend. Frustrated by her sibling’s infidelity to the dashing paratrooper, she takes matters into her own hands. But the little girl never expected spilling the beans would have fatal consequences… When the long-forbidden apple of Mae Lee’s eye returns years later damaged in mind and body from his battles in Burma, she can’t shake her naïve longing. But when a sudden tragedy commits her to her sister’s care, the heartsick teen is forced to face the brutal fragility of family bonds and selfless sacrifice. Will Mae Lee’s WWII flame be smothered by reality? Rubies from Burma is a captivating standalone coming-of-age story. If you like wartime novels, tumultuous relationships, and relatable small-town characters, then you’ll adore Anne Lovett’s enthralling page-turner. A world at war. Romantic tension. A forlorn girl determined to win over a man she cannot have. https://www.librarything.com/work/19058205/edit/202047311 The story of two sisters, told through the eyes of the younger sister, Mae Lee, coming of age in Georgia in the second world war. Ava, the eldest, is in love with Dulany "Duke" Radford who goes to fight in Burma. At the end of the war he returns to marry Ava, shell-shocked and broken, but her love is not what it seems. I really enjoyed this novel. It was well-written with well-rounded characters and gave me a good sense of life in Georgia in the 40s and 50s. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Itâ??s July, 1941, in a dusty Georgia farming town. Plucky Mae Lee Willis, almost eight, knows thereâ??s more to life than her distracted parents tell her, and she's determined to find out. Her sixteen-year old sister Ava, beautiful and sultry, is eager to grab all that life has to offer, especially Dulany â??Dukeâ?ť Radford. The paratrooper son of a World War I flying ace who made good, Duke wants to prove heâ??s not a privileged kid. He goes off to fight in Burma, spying and sabotaging behind enemy lines, even though Ava pleads with him to pull strings for a stateside job. But when Duke comes home from the war wounded in body and spirit and marries Ava, he has no idea that Ava is hiding something from himâ?¦ and Mae Lee must make a choice that will change her life forever. Rubies from Burma explores the many sides of beauty, true and lasting love, and the sacrifices that families must make both for their country a Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Curious Mae Lee is constantly eaves dropping on the conversations of her older sister Ava, her father Chap and anyone who may have some secret to tell. "Maise Flynn, girl reporter would get no stories if she were not nosy, Nancy Drew would solve no mysterys."
As the story unfolds, and Mae Lee grows up we are taken through her life. Through the early death of parents, as she is taken in by the sister she never understood and never really liked. Ava treats her more like hired help, and Mae Lee becomes resentful of the sister who is prettier and has the husband Mae Lee has had a crush on since she was a little girl.
The depth of the book sends the message of family. How no matter what we suffer from our siblings, we always seem to care and try to protect them. Unfortunately, I thought the author dragged out the story for too long. If the she would have summed up the ending in 100 less page, I may have liked it a bit more. For a debut, it was a good first effort. ( )