A review by chelz286
A Letter in the Wall by Eileen Brill
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This novel follows Joan through the decades of her life, born in 1915 she saw a lot of changes in the United States. War, Spanish Flu, prohibition, Great Depression, WWII, the changes of women in the workforce, and yet another war in Vietnam. Women, families and the workforce had many changes because of these historical events and Joan was one to get what she wanted in life.
Joan is very much a character that you have a love, hate, and sometimes feel you have a bit of an understanding of. This was before postpartum depression really started to be understood and ok for women, as well as women being at the forefront the workforce let alone a company. But Joan was not one to be told no, or that she couldn't do something and this often caused Joan to make hasty decisions regarding her life. Not one to be told what to do, often she did not heed advise or suggestions from her children and this played into lots of things in her life.
Having had a few marriages and a few children, Joan often had the envy of others but soon she would want more or want different and the husbands and the kids typically ended up hurt in the end. Joan at times meant well but it did not come across that way, she was seen as someone who would do what it took to get what she wanted and in the end none of that mattered.
I like that this character lived through a lot of the big historical events in the last century in the US and that it was based somewhat on a true person. Thank you to Suzy Approved Book Tours for the invite and the author for the free novel.
Joan is very much a character that you have a love, hate, and sometimes feel you have a bit of an understanding of. This was before postpartum depression really started to be understood and ok for women, as well as women being at the forefront the workforce let alone a company. But Joan was not one to be told no, or that she couldn't do something and this often caused Joan to make hasty decisions regarding her life. Not one to be told what to do, often she did not heed advise or suggestions from her children and this played into lots of things in her life.
Having had a few marriages and a few children, Joan often had the envy of others but soon she would want more or want different and the husbands and the kids typically ended up hurt in the end. Joan at times meant well but it did not come across that way, she was seen as someone who would do what it took to get what she wanted and in the end none of that mattered.
I like that this character lived through a lot of the big historical events in the last century in the US and that it was based somewhat on a true person. Thank you to Suzy Approved Book Tours for the invite and the author for the free novel.