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Title	:	The Postmistress
Author	:	Sarah Blake
Book Format	:	Audio CD
Book Edition	:	Unabridged
Pages	:	Pages: 11 pages
Published	:	February 9th 2010 by Penguin Group (USA) (first published December 24th 2009)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. War. World War II

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There are tons of great stories set during WWII. This is not one of them. It's not even much of a story, it just sort of meanders and then peters out. The main characters aren't much more than plot devices or symbols; in fact, the only people worth caring about are the mostly nameless refugees fleeing the Nazis, and the Londoners living through the Blitz. The sections of the book focusing on them are actually great. But if you want a book about a fascinating female character during the war, read Charlotte Grey. If you want a book about a small town affected by the war, read the Guernsey Literary Potato whatever book. If you want a book that focuses on the tragedy of the Holocaust, read Sarah's Key. If you want a book about nothing, read this one.

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Original Title:	The Postmistress
ISBN:	0143145444 (ISBN13: 9780143145448)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2010)

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Like many others have noted, this book started slowly for me, and was a little confusing at first. But by the end, I loved it, and the stories it told. Set in the years just before the U.S. entry into WWII, this tells of the lives of three American women, each impacted by the looming war in various ways. The heartbreaking stories of Jewish refugees fleeing the advance of Hitler's armies is central to the life of one of the women, while the other two watch and listen, via the nightly radio

Snooze fest. I had a difficult time finishing this book. And, in the end, I never really "got it." I wanted more of an emotional punch. Three storylines wove together in the small Cape Cod town of Franklin in the months leading up to the U.S.'s involvement in WWII. So, there were 3 opportunities for catharsis. I had zero. Blake managed to draw things out for one of the two love stories so that by the time the character comes to terms with her loss, the reader thinks "weeep womp. Long time

This book was chosen to be discussed at our book club in March. Alas! Our libraries are closed, so we will be meeting at an undetermined time in the future. Having read the large print edition, THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake qualifies for "book over 500 pages" in another book club. So it's a twofer, and I love a twofer! I liked the book, the 1940-1941 settings (the small Cape Cod town of Franklin, USA, and London, England) and the main characters. Iris James, the red haired postmistress, firmly

There are tons of great stories set during WWII. This is not one of them. It's not even much of a story, it just sort of meanders and then peters out. The main characters aren't much more than plot devices or symbols; in fact, the only people worth caring about are the mostly nameless refugees fleeing the Nazis, and the Londoners living through the Blitz. The sections of the book focusing on them are actually great. But if you want a book about a fascinating female character during the war, read

I discovered this book after reading a friend's glowing review of it. From her review, this sounded like a book that I would love, the kind that I gravitate toward, and for the most part, it fit the bill perfectly. This is a story that examines many sides of an issue, namely war and injustice, and how we're all, whether we know it or not, affected by that issue. We can ignore it, we can rail against it, or we can face it head on, but it will affect us just the same. Sarah Blake tells her story

I just wasn't impressed. I thought most of it was boring and the ending anti-climactic.

Okay. I didn't hate this book. I love WWII historical fiction about women, and the idea behind this novel is really pretty interesting and compelling. But - I am SO SICK of these characters in modern novels about WWII that are so "compassionate" and that act like they understand the war and the horrors that came with it so much better than everyone else around them. It just feels so contrived to me. It comes off as preachy and somewhat historically unrealistic - it always makes it seem very