Rose, a tall, bumbling American woman travels to New Zealand to re-establish ties with her late mother's family and begins the adventure of her life. If she can survive it.Armed with old family letters, she retraces her mother's footsteps as a young woman during World War II as a government agricultural worker-or Land Girl-and a war bride when Rose's father landed in New Zealand with the U.S. Marines.The Current Rate of Exchange is a humorous, heartwarming, and poignant tale of what it means to reconnect, to discover, and to forgive.Rose unexpectedly becomes involved in the family problems of her cousin Nora; her sudden romance with the handsome, troubled manager of the family farm wasn't on the agenda, either.If you like the romance of travel, the adventure of unexpected delights-and the delight of unexpected romance-pack up your dreams and follow Rose on her quest for closure. But will she be able to retrace her own steps home without repeating mistakes of the past?
