Love in the Time of War : A Remembering

A number of collections of letters from World War II are being published as that generation gathers up its memories. Harriette Sherman's volume of letters between her Air Force husband and herself,Love in the Time of War, is an outstanding contribution to the genre. They freely communicated their love, caring and concern for each other while describing the daily events of their lives. I read it in one sitting and returned a month later to enjoy it again. It is an uplifting and heartwarming book and a sure cure for one's self-pity and woe of the moment.

In today's disposable world, it is refreshing to read about a love that has endured through time. A love that didn't falter because of hardship. A love that didn't end because of circumstances that changed. A love that was true, and held steadfast during a period of war. Ms. Sherman's letters and historical accounts of this period in history are very discriptive and well written. This page turner is a lesson to us all today, in a world where the slightest disappointment is considered a good enough reason to end a marriage. This romantic novel is a beautiful story of fortitude, courage, commitment, and of course true love everlasting. A Love, in the time of war. A joy to read.

"What I admire most about Ms. Sherman's book is the integrity of the work. The story has an authenticity that can only come from writing that is sure-handed and eloquent in effect, and from character development that is tuned to the tensions of time, place and familial commitment. Perhaps most moving of all is the tone of the work, written in distinct voices committed to togetherness yet championing individual growth. It is a balancing act that was challenged by wartime andmanifested for a lifetime, thanks to the skilled prose, intellectual humanism, and undaunted spirit of Ms. Sherman's writing. This book would make a wonderful Valentine's Day present.

I just had to let you know how much I enjoyed reading Harriette S. Sherman's memoir "Love in the Time of War." It brilliantly conveys the emotions of love and fear that she and her husband experienced during World War Two. Her unique presentation was so vivid that I worried and cried and laughed and smiled along with her all the way through the book. Seldom were my eyes dry for more than a page or two at a time. It was definitely a five-Kleenex book.Fred Mooke Miami, Florida

For anyone younger than 60, a world war is an inconceivable entity. We simply cannot relate to the disruption of lives, the terror, the hardship, the senseless death and destruction. Ms. Sherman has given us a fascinating, intense tool to see through her eyes and her husband's how things were for a young, newly-married couple separated early in their marriage by World War II.I could not put this book down. Finishing it became an obsession. The letters were so fascinating, so real, that I felt the two writers were in the room with me, telling me their story aloud. What a wonderfully strong love the Shermans had for each other, throughout those many years of separation, keeping it alive with only letters, often infrequent, and occasional, painfully brief, reunions. The intimate details of their day-to-day lives during this terrible period of worry and uncertainty give the reader a riveting picture of what it must have been like to keep one's life (and marriage) together in spite of long periods without any contact.This story is truly an inspiration to all lovers everywhere. If a marriage can survive these kinds of sorrows and stresses, there is still hope for us ordinary folks trying to make a go of it. Anyone who reads this story will be warmed and uplifted straight through to the heart. And knowing it is all true makes it even more meaningful to the reader.