The Quirky Bookworm

Title: The Postmistress
Author: Sarah Blake
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Date: February 1, 2011
Page Length: 371

The Postmistress is a novel that allows a reader to experience another world. A journalist is assigned to cover the beginning of World War II in Europe. Her journey leads her to cross paths with citizens of Franklin, Massachusetts. There is a postal worker questioning whether she should deliver a letter to a grieving, expecting wife. The journalist, Frankie Bard, records stories of victims of war and reports via radio broadcast in the early morning hours which bothers the postmistress’s conscious. The Postmistress is a beautiful novel on relationships and the choices made in them. Click here to purchase and here to visit Blake’s website.