The latest book..........

I often seem to find the best books in other countries........

at their airports mostly.

At Johannesburg's O.R Tambo airport I had time to 

browse a newsstand and this one caught my eye.

The German Boy by British author Patricia Wastvedt. 

I enjoy stories set in Britain in the years before, 

during and after World War II, this one didn't disappoint. 

An absorbing saga of two families entangled by love 

and friendship, divided by prejudice and war.

Do you ever wish a book will never end? 

Do you turn the pages slowly, perhaps limit 

yourself to just one chapter before you turn 

out the bedside lamp? 

This was that kind of story. 

I just wanted it to go on and on. 

The story was heart wrenching but mesmerizing.
The characters so interesting.
Visual descriptions of the landscapes fascinating.

A few nights ago I lingered over the last page then
closed the cover for the final time - 
or until I read it again. 

I was full of questions as to how the story 

could have been so different. 

Why didn't the characters have happier lives, 

find their lost loves, survive the war, share 

more with their families, come through unscathed?

That would have been another story, a different book, 

a happier time in history.

I loved the story just as it was. 

A great read. 

A wonderful book.