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Today, we're spreading a little PRE BOOK BIRTHDAY BUZZ about a NEW Historical Fiction title COMING SOON via One More Chapter. It's set in the World War II era, and takes us on a journey, both past and present, for one couple that faced the odds to try and stay together. Will they make it or were their struggles for naught? Read on, my friend...read on. Please welcome to the spotlight, today's book of choice...
All We Left Behind
by
Danielle R. Graham
978008412418
One More Chapter
About the book...
Vancouver 1941
As the war rages around the world, Hitler’s fury is yet to be felt on the peaceful shores of Mayne Island. Sweethearts Hayden and Chidori are in love.
But everything changes after Pearl Harbor.
Now seen as the enemy, Chidori and her family are forced into an internment camp. Powerless to help them, Hayden joins the air force to bring about an end to this devastating war – the thought of Chidori is all that keeps him alive.
Can they both survive long enough to be reunited? Or will the war be the only thing to separate their love?
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This story was both heartbreaking and beautiful. You get to know the characters as they were pre war, filled with hope, determination, and love. You get to see how war and international standings can try to get in the way of something wonderful. You get the chance to experience the hardships faced on the field, and the very real consequences for losing the fight one thought was right at the start. The moments where their hearts soared with the anticipation of something more between them bring a smile to your face, while the times they were apart, unable to know what the other was going through, or even IF they were going through it, tear your heart apart.
We stand by Hayden's side as he does what he thinks is best to fight back against the atrocities, and fall to our knees as mate after mate is shot from the sky. When his time comes, your heart will be in your mouth wondering how anyone would be able to survive...and even if they do, how they could ever be the same. My heart was in my hand by book's end as I held my breath to see just how it would all come to pass...after all, the way the story transpires, so much of Chidori's life is a mystery past girlhood, and things, nay people change...and ARE changed by things.
I want to go on, expelling all the intense drama, trauma, and beauty within these pages, but I don't want to spoil any of the shine for you. I'll close with this...if you're looking for book that will tear at your heartstrings, deliver a story with historical as well as present day impact, remind you that while we may all be different, at heart, we are one, and love surely is blind, but in the best ways possible...this is just the book for you.
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About the author...
My name is Danielle. I write both Young Adult and New Adult novels under the author name D.R. Graham. I am a child and family therapist and prior to going into private practice I worked as a social worker with at-risk youth. The novels I write deal with issues relevant to young and new adults in love, transition, or crisis. I am also an award winning columnist for the Richmond News. I currently live in Vancouver, British Columbia with my husband.
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Special thanks to Meredith at HarperCollins 360 for the chance to bring this title to you as well as the ARC for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, or the author, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available THIS TUESDAY (03/30/21) via One More Chapter, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, so mark your calendar or click on over to your favorite online retailer to pre order your copy today.
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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