A review by fawnponzar
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

5.0

My favorite part of this book is the near end between Elise and Mariko when they decide they have remained friends despite not seeing each other for decades. The author explains that an aged person is not a different person but the same person at 81 as at 14 but with added experience and that’s why they can pick back up where they left off so easily. I love how this friendship is the one tiny wave in the universe that set Elise’s entire life in motion and that it means so much to her and comes full circle. This book is written so well, too!