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The book starts off with a letter dated 1944 from sisters Dolly to Violet. Then chapter 1 takes...
From my first look at this book I thought it was stunning. I feel as though it’ll be about a...
I don't usually like historical books about wars but this book seems to be a human...
I always love a good World War II fiction, and this one seems cool because it's delving even...
After reading the first impression, I am not sure if this would be the book for me. But I find it...
Beautiful porch, spring/summer day- looks like the perfect summer read. I bet it's one of those...
I really enjoy reading period pieces about where I live. Alabama has a rocky past but it thrills...
This book appears as an easy page turner with deep, complex dynamics laying under its easiness....
22 pages of a lovely little sneak peak. Beautifully written. From page one I felt pulled into the...
Almost home by Valerie Fraser Luesse should turn out to be an interesting relationship between...
I liked the letter that opened the book. That was a good way to give some background on the main...
At the start of WWII, Dolly Chandler and her husband, Si, take in boarders in their southern home...
This book is reminiscent of historical fiction I would have liked years ago. Nowadays, I am just...
This is not a genre I typically read, but the first chapter of Almost Home does introduce some...
The letter at the beginning of the novel gives clear signals of someone who has no one to talk...
As a who done it book with a laundry list of characters this book feels like it would be half...
The first chapter of this book made my heart smile. It was like talking to a friend. I loved...
This story sounds like it has all the feels and tons of emotions intertwined together for a good...
I absolutely loved Luesse's first book, Missing Isaac, so I was super excited to see another of...
This looks like an interesting book.I love the era it takes place in and the characters look...
I really enjoyed the snipped it got, which somewhat surprised me. I'm not a huge historical...
I got sucked into the book right in from the beginning. I like the style of the writer and...
From the description this sounds like a real 'feel good' book. Going into the family life of it...
The beginning of the book and the book's description confused me a little bit, because the book...
The beautiful cover caught my eye first, then the title. Once I read the first few parts of the...
Almost Home feels like a town you grew up in but never really did. It’s familiar, community...
Cover is homey, with the rocking chairs and all. The boarding house, sounds like an interesting...
I'm not much for 'slice of life' books and with the first chapter, this book comes off as such....
"Almost Home" draws you in first with the gorgeous cover. Reminds me of the days when I used to...
The cover of the book doesn't stand out too much to me. However, the story seems interesting. I...
I’m love to read historical fiction especially the World War 2 era. This intrigues me since it...
I like Dolly and Anna already and want to know more about them. I think they are people I...
I absolutely love the cover of this book! So inviting. Sounds like a bit of mystery, which I...
I love the opening letter that Dolly writes to her sister Violet where she laments about missing...
I really liked this opening, Dolly’s bursting with personality, and it feels like the tension in...
Looks like a sweet feel-good story. The cover page looks comforting, but we all know not to judge...
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