Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
13yo Rosemary has been separated from her family for 3 years. Her parents, finding it hard to find regular work, have farmed them out to family. Rosemary in London, and each of her two brothers with other family members. It's 1940, and with the threat of war in England, Rosemary's Father is gathering the family back together and taking them to America, to live with the Grandmother Rosemary has never met.
A very sweet and nostalgic story. The hardships from living in London and enduring the rations, the fear of bombings and the uncertainty of war were realistic and set the stage for the family's leaving. Includes some racism once they get to Wisconsin, some from Rosemary's father which I didn't appreciate, but was explained near the end. Ties up super neatly though and, as a regular fair enterer, I gotta say, it was weird that everything in their garden became ripe at all at the same time. This historical fiction is a slice of life that I'm not entirely sure today's readers will relate to. The characters are white.
Lisa Librarian
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