Saturday, April 20, 2013

Letters from Skye: a Novel by Jessica Brockmole



What a love story! I was not sure I would enjoy reading another novel in the form of letters, but it was worth it. One set of letters were written 1912-1917 and the second set during WWII. 

After reading a book of poetry, a young American student named David writes to the poet, Mrs. Elspeth Dunn on the isle of Skye, and starts the correspondence from 1912 to 1917.  The second set of letters is between Elspeth's daughter Margaret and a few others, especially her boyfriend who is a pilot in the Royal Air Force. Margaret was born during WWI but knows little about her mother's early life and nothing about her father. When Margaret discovers a bundle of her mother's letters, her mother suddenly leaves their home in Edinburgh.  Margaret then begins searching for her mother and information about their past.

Reviewer: Betsy Griffies

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