This book took me by complete and utter surprise. I can't believe it has sat on my kindle for so long. I feel like I ate this book up, and I'm just left feeling like I wish I could go back in time and read it for the first time again. The ending was a tad bit rushed and predictable - but it didn't take away from the brilliance of the total story. I've always loved books centered around WWII or right after, but this book very quickly moved to the top few that I've ever read. I thought the style of the book was refreshing, and I loved learning about each character through their letters, and the letters written about them. There were a few parts where I could have cried, but that would have made me slow down. That's how involved I was. I could go on and on, but I won't.