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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Beyond That, the Sea[/b]- I enjoyed this coming of age story about a 11 year old English girl who comes to live with an American family during the war.  She stays with a wealthy Boston family becomes part of their family. [/quote]

I put this on my list because of recommendations from this forum. I'm about 3/4 of the way done and I love it so far. The only thing I don't like is the use of italics instead of quote marks. I find italics harder to read and it's also more difficult to figure out when it transitions between speakers because there aren't paragraphs or end quote to denote it. Odd choice, to me, but the book itself is delightful. I got it on my Kindle and I'm pretty sure it was free as part of Kindle Unlimited (although I get so many books I sometimes get confused). I've been looking forward to reading it every night and I'll be sad when it's over.

To add to PP's description, the book starts with the years she lives with the family but then jumps ahead multiple times to later points in life. Each chapter is sort of from the point of view of a single character, and there are many but they're not hard to keep track of and the story is cohesive so it doesn't feel like you're jumping around. I like the book enough to see if the author has written anything else because I like the style. [/quote]

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