A sweet book set in 1944 in Alabama. People coming together in a home with their own problems during the War and Depression. I loved how the characters in this house became best friends and how close they were. The characters were sweet from Dolly and Si, owners of the house who took in people to continue to live there and the other residents who all got along. Love was in the air between a war-torn vet Reed and a sweet girl Daisy from Mississippi. There was Anna and Jesse who lost their farm and not sure if they were on their way to somewhere and happened to find Dolly and Si's house or what. A lot going on in this book -- along with diaries and treasure chests that were eventually found by accident. Love happy endings and this one was that.