Unless The Wind Turns

The first of Mildred Walker's 4 Montana book series. In 1942 Serena and her husband, John, travel by train to Montana to see the place Jonn grew up in. Another married couple and a Viennese MD, Victor, who has fled the Nazi takeover of Austria, accompany them. Serena is an East coast socialite and t......more

This book ended up having a lot more depth than I thought it would. A group of easterners head to the mountains out West and then a forest fire breaks out. The first main character we hear from is from those mountains. He grew up in town and went East for school. His father wanted him to connect to......more

I am a huge fan of Ms Walkers books and this was the 8th book of hers which I have read. It is not as highly regarded as some of her others but I found it to be an excellent read. She draws an analogy between the conflagration of WWII in Europe and a wildfire in Montana. This is set against the back......more

Mildred Walker is my favorite author of all time. I thought I had read all of her books until I discovered this one. As always, it is beautifully written and evokes real emotion. I was on the edge of my seat and could not put this down. I read it all in one sitting.......more

Didn’t like the 1950s of it all, and didn’t like the main character particularly much. Liked the descriptions of nature, the suspense Walker adds to the action, and the (topical) WWII parallels. 3 stars is generous but well enough earned.......more