Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers

Description

“A close-up look at how wartime chaos affects a tight-knit group of women living on Hawaii in 1944 at the height of Pacific combat…. [Violet’s] journey overcoming her trials and grief through friendship, family, and romance is a story of strength and perseverance.”–Booklist

Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. But Ella is stubbornly silent. Something–or someone–has scared her.

With the island overrun by troops training for a secret mission, tension and suspicion between neighbors is rising. To get through the difficult days, Violet bands together with her close friends and they open a pie stand near the military base, offering the soldiers a little homemade comfort.

Try as she might, Violet can’t ignore her attraction to the brash marine who comes to her aid when the women are accused of spying. Desperate to discover the truth behind what happened to her husband, while keeping her friends and daughter safe, Violet is torn by guilt, fear and longing as she faces losing everything. Again.

Don’t miss THE GUEST IN ROOM 120, Sara Ackerman’s enthralling new novel with dual-timelines intertwining a 1905 mystery surrounding Jane Stanford’s mysterious death in Honolulu and a 2005 writer’s quest to uncover the truth at the same historic hotel…

More captivating stories from Sara Ackerman:

• The Maui Effect
• The Unchartered Flight of Olivia West
• The Codebreaker’s Secret
• Radar Girls
• Red Sky Over Hawaii
• The Lietenant’s Nurse

“A bittersweet story of cinematic proportions.”–BookPage
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Sara Ackerman
Published: 02/13/2018
Publisher: Mira Books
ISBN: 9780778319214
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 0.90″ H x 7.90″ L x 5.20″ W

About the Author
Ackerman, Sara: – Sara Ackerman is the Hawai’i born, bestselling author of historical & contemporary novels set in the islands. Her books have been labeled “unforgettable” by Apple Books, “empowering & deliciously visceral” by Book Riot, and New York Times bestselling authors Kate Quinn and Madeline Martin have praised Sara’s novels as “fresh and delightful” and “brilliantly written.” Amazon chose Radar Girls as a best book of the month, and ALA Booklist gave The Codebreaker’s Secret a starred review. Find out more about Sara and her books at www.ackermanbooks.com and follow her on Instagram @saraackermanbooks and on Facebook @ackermanbooks.