About this deal
On her first day, she meets Anson Purcell, an American ambulance driver who volunteers with the American Field Service (AFS) transporting patients.
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis - Fantastic Fiction The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis - Fantastic Fiction
If you are a fan of historical fiction with a twist of magic, this book needs to make it onto your “must-read” list. Beside’s seeing “happy endings” in the title, however, the cover art drew me in before I ever even touched the book.
When those echoes connect, they become so attuned that even if they be separated, they continue to seek one another. Its a story of hopes and dreams and trauma, leading back to how one comes to again believe in possibility. When Soline connects with Anson’s sister, Thia, Rory discovers not only that Anson is alive, but also that they are related; through a magical twist of fate, Anson is her grandfather, Soline is her grandmother, and Camilla is the baby, Assia. While he smuggles soldiers out of France, she joins the Resistance as a courier, passing messages to other Resistance workers. Soline is not aware that he’s alive, and when they see each other at the gallery, he retreats immediately, causing Soline to isolate for days.
The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis Review – The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis
In present-day Boston, Soline tells Rory this story and then explains that when she gave birth, the nurses told her that the baby, whom she named Assia, was too small to survive.
stars rounded up because it did make me cry and was gripping at times, although severely flawed and not particularly believable.
The Keeper of Happy Endings | Barbara Davis - NetGalley The Keeper of Happy Endings | Barbara Davis - NetGalley
It involves interviewing brides to see if they are a good fit with their finances, as well as spell weaving and sewing a charm into the bodice of the gown itself.Soline’s story of her experiences in the early 1940s is woven into the part of the story that takes place in 1985. It is the dress box that Soline was going through at the beginning of the novel, and Rory reads the letters from happy brides who are writing to thank the Roussel women for the gowns.