A Picture of Hope

American journalist Nellie Wilkerson has spent her time in England, taking photos of mothers waiting in ration lines and she wants to be on the front-line. The big push is about to happen, all the male journalist are going to land in France with the allied troops, and General Eisenhower doesn’t want......more

Barbour has an amazing series of books out called Heroines of WW11, of which this is one. These are brave women who risk it all for a very important cause during the time period of WW11. The author writes with a passion for her work rarely seen now a days. Immaculately researched we find a photojournal......more

A press-woman for the Chicago Times who knows there is more she can do with the fighting in France. A man with the resistance who knows there are more to save. The four nuns and three children that come into their lives and give them that picture of hope. Nellie Wilkerson is with the rest of the pre......more

Beautiful WWII story with characters that leapt off the pages. This was my first time reading a book by this author and I thought it was the best novel I've read this year. It certainly deserves more than five stars. The story was very well researched and it was so realistic that I was totally drawn......more

5 stars If you enjoy World War II historical fiction, this is the book for you. I have read many WWII novels but this was a different spin on it with the story revolving around a little girl named Claire who had Down Syndrome. I think I may need to re-read the ending because I was trying to read the......more