I did enjoy traversing the world of art, both the traditional painting world and the world of dancing and ballet. There were several connections made between the two, linking timelines in the story and characters. A delicious blend that helped create more flow within the novel. The slow-burn romance between Kate and Oliver was beautifully rendered. Both were broken by tragedy in their pasts, but they were able to find comfort and healing in each other. Although, I did find the relationship between both Tom and Alice and Kate and Oliver frustrating at times, enough to want to throw the novel across the room, I stuck it out and the character's all-too-human flaws grew and made sense of the on-off decisions made in heated moments. I knew when WWII was approaching that the book would be entering heart breaking territory and I was somewhat prepared for the horrors to follow. Alice showed courage, determination, adaptiveness and strength of character. This made me love her character and helped to ease her past mistakes and decisions, making her overall character seem less harsh and selfish. She was independent, caring, and she pushed back as much as she could against those who would hurt her or others. She was my favourite character by far, even if I found her frustrating at the beginning. So, while there may have been some stops and starts in the storytelling, the overall tale was beautiful and full of realistic loss, love and life. War ravishes, hearts are not always mended, and love can both draw people together and pull them apart.
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