Book Review 1:
"The repercussions of WWII are lovingly rendered through one woman's story, with an endearing cast of characters who all feel like family by the end."-LALITA TADEMY, New York Times best-selling author of Oprah's Book Club pick Cane River, Red River, and Citizens Creek
Book Review 2:
"... an essential contribution to the treasure trove of Italian American fiction and a transporting page-turner. I want everyone in my family to meet Rose, our inspiring heroine, whose extraordinary story will stay with me for a long time." -CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI, author of Leading Men
Book Review 3:
"... intimate historical fiction at its page-turning best."-PAMELA ROTNER SAKAMOTO, author of Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds
Book Review 4:
"... a compelling mix of freshness and familiarity, using a female rites-of-passage narrative to transport readers to 1940s New Orleans and to bring alive the timeless challenges of living in a nation at war."-ANN HAGEDORN, award-winning author of Beyond the River, Savage Peace, Sleeper Agent and more
Book Review 5:
"...a refreshing addition to the historical women's fiction bookshelf."-KAIA ALDERSON, author of Sisters in Arms
Book Review 6:
"A dazzling World War II love story set in New Orleans that will pull you in from the very first paragraph."-JENNIFER SMITH TURNER, award-winning author of Child Bride, named the Best eBook of 2020 by the Black Caucus of The American Library Association
Book Review 7:
"... a beautiful book that will touch anyone who ever dared want more out of life." -CHARLES FORREST JONES, author of The Illusion of Simple
Book Review 8:
"The author's keen eye for the history of those years are evident as delightful details of the city at war abound."-BRIAN ALTOBELLO, author of Whiskey, Women, and War: How the Great War Shaped Jim Crow New Orleans
Book Review 9:
"With true-to-life family dynamics and the drama of first love, the author invites us to take a passeggiata alongside her heroine Rose."-SHAUNNA J. EDWARDS, co-author of The Thread Collectors
Book Review 10:
"...compelling, atmospheric, and refined. A truly magnificent read." -DIANNE C. BRALEY, author of The Silence in the Sound