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While You Were Mine | Ann Howard Creel

2 posts | 8 read | 9 to read

Everything she loved could so easily be lost. The end of World War II should have brought joy to Gwen Mullen. But on V-J Day, her worst fear is realized. As celebrating crowds gather in Times Square, a soldier appears on her doorstep to claim Mary, the baby abandoned to Gwen one year earlier. Suddenly Gwen is on the verge of losing the child she has nurtured and loves dearly. With no legal claim to Mary, Gwen begins to teach Lieutenant John McKee how to care for his child, knowing that he will ultimately take Mary away. What starts as a contentious relationship, however, turns into something more, and Gwen must open her heart to learn that love means taking chances. While You Were Mine paints a vivid portrait of 1940s New York and tells an enchanting tale of the nature of love and trust.

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While You Were Mine | Ann Howard Creel

so-so

That was…mediocre. I liked The Magic of Ordinary Days a lot, and this is the same author, but 15 years later. With the same set of stylistic tools, clearly passionate about WWII, and yet, it was merely tepid everything from the setting to romance. I read it in one day, and wondered the whole time if I should drop it. I hoped for a different ending, briefly, but alas.

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SarahRotenberry

While You Were Mine | Ann Howard Creel

so-so

I had high hopes for this book. I cherish "The Magic of Ordinary Days" by the same author and have read and recommended it several times. This book had too many plots going that were too predictable and was just kind of blah. I wanted to like it more but ultimately settled on 3 stars on Goodreads and a So-So here.

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