By Danielle Smith @ ChicklitReviews July 1, 2011
5 out of 5 stars
For Alice Bliss fifteen was supposed to be a time of firsts; first driving lesson, first date, first kiss and on and on. More importantly though, this was a time of firsts she was supposed to be sharing with her father, but when his National Guard troop is deployed to Iraq Alice’s world spins out of control. Her life shifts from carefree teen to the responsible “adult” in the home with the pit in her heart opening wider as the days pass. As time continues Alice turns to the one person besides her father who has always been there, her childhood friend Henry. Alice Bliss is a story of the change, hope and love that comes with war and it’s causalities both at home & abroad.
This is one of those books that changes your life forever, at least for me it does. I’m not sure I remember ever being so completely emotionally connected to a character the way I was connected to Alice Bliss and the odd thing about that is we have close to nothing in common. Coming from a family that stayed as far away from involvement in wars and fighting as possible, I have next to no understanding of the impact it can have on a family and an individual. Sure, I’ve seen movies, watched the news and had the occasional friend who had a family member at war, but it’s something entirely different to experience it first hand. Through her storytelling, Laura Harrington has opened my eyes to the strength and power of these unbelievable families and the sacrifice they make for all of us.”
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