100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews

In the midst of World War II, Ruth Corey works diligently at her family hotel in Northern Ireland.  Some excitement enters her life as a few Yankees come to town for a construction project.  One of the Yankees, an Italian-American named Frank Longo stays at the Corey hotel.  News of the project quickly spreads around the small Irish town and Ruth finds out that Frank is working on building an American air base in Ireland.  However, American has not entered the war yet and the base must be kept a secret.  When Ruth's boyfriend, Harry finds out about the base, he wants to write about it for his newspaper.  Ruth is afraid for Harry since he is giving away war secrets and she goes to Frank for help; but, trying to help Harry might bring more harm then good between them.

This was an interesting and fast read that gave a different perspective during World War II.  It was intriguing for me to hear about the United States involvement before they even entered the war and the view of the Irish as to what was going on with both sides. I felt an instant connection with Ruth's character right away, which is great for a shorter book.  Ruth is caring, intelligent and determined to do the right thing.  I liked that the potential romance with Frank wasn't the focal point of the story and that the plot really revolved around the plot to expose the American's base in Ireland.  Overall, a fascinating short story for World War II fans that has a unique point of view.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.