As the cover says, this is three novels all in one book. A book about three generations of women and the love that "saves them all". It is all about love between family and friends, about forgiveness is a world filled with evil and about acceptance.

What I liked about each story is that they all build upon one another. Many years take place between each story, but it is still about the same characters, only some have grown up and the story continues. I also really enjoyed how the author took three major historical events and placed them in each of her stories: the great Chicago Fires in 1871, the huge San Francisco earthquake in 1906, and the prohibition that began in 1920. She wraps the story line around these events and I always enjoy learning a little history as I read. I also liked the note to readers from the author at the end, which says, "I love writing about women and the men they fall in love with, but even more I enjoy unraveling the tales of how God challenges them to do more than fall in love. As Christians, Americans often participated in horrible excesses of violence and cruelty. But at the same time, other Americans fought against the intolerance, ignorance and poverty. I see our history as a long struggle between our Christian ideals and petty human greed and bigotry". In all 3 stories Jessie and Lee, Cecy and Linc, and Meg and Gabe will fight for what is right.

This wasn't one of those books that kept you spellbound and you couldn't put it down until you finished it. But it did have a lot of depth to it and it was well worth my time. ( )

It really read like a afternoon tv series on TNT. Plus I thought it was a little to religiouse for my taste. But if you like nice romantic stories with religiouse tones than this book is for u. ( )

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