Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780778319214)

"A close-up look at how wartime chaos affects a tight-knit group of women living on Hawaii in 1944 at the height of Pacific combat.... Violet's] journey overcoming her trials and grief through friendship, family, and romance is a story of strength and perseverance."--Booklist

Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. But Ella is stubbornly silent. Something--or someone--has scared her.

With the island overrun by troops training for a secret mission, tension and suspicion between neighbors is rising. To get through the difficult days, Violet bands together with her close friends and they open a pie stand near the military base, offering the soldiers a little homemade comfort.

Try as she might, Violet can't ignore her attraction to the brash marine who comes to her aid when the women are accused of spying. Desperate to discover the truth behind what happened to her husband, while keeping her friends and daughter safe, Violet is torn by guilt, fear and longing as she faces losing everything. Again.

"A bittersweet story of cinematic proportions."--BookPage

Author: Sara Ackerman
ISBN-10: 0778319210
ISBN-13: 9780778319214
Publisher: Mira Books
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2018
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2017
Booklist 01/01/2018 pg. 51