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Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers

by Sara Ackerman

Friendship and suspicion in wartime Hawaii

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    Praise from Booklist

    Booklist describes the novel as a close-up look at wartime chaos and Violet’s journey through friendship, family...

AlbakiReads Editorial

Friendship and suspicion in wartime Hawaii

Set in Hawaii in 1944, the story brings wartime uncertainty into the daily lives of Violet Iverson, her daughter Ella, and their close-knit circle of friends. While Violet tries to understand her husband’s disappearance and the questions raised about his loyalties, Ella’s silence adds another strain. The women open a pie stand near a military base, where soldiers are preparing for a secret mission and suspicion is growing among neighbors. The stand gives the women a shared purpose amid danger, while Violet’s attraction to a marine complicates her efforts to protect her family and uncover the truth. The book combines historical romance with themes of loyalty, grief, friendship, and family under wartime pressure.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical romance set during World War II in the Pacific.
  • Readers who enjoy stories centered on women’s friendships and family relationships.
  • Readers drawn to mysteries involving a disappearance, divided loyalties, and unanswered questions.

Themes

Wartime uncertaintyFriendship and solidarityFamily and griefLoyalty and suspicionRomance

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Book overview

"A close-up look at how wartime chaos affects a tight-knit group of women living on Hawaii in 1944 at the height of Pacific combat.... [Violet's] journey overcoming her trials and grief through friendship, family, and romance is a story of strength and perseverance."--Booklist

Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. But Ella is stubbornly silent. Something--or someone--has scared her.

With the island overrun by troops training for a secret mission, tension and suspicion between neighbors is rising. To get through the difficult days, Violet bands together with her close friends and they open a pie stand near the military base, offering the soldiers a little homemade comfort.

Try as she might, Violet can't ignore her attraction to the brash marine who comes to her aid when the women are accused of spying. Desperate to discover the truth behind what happened to her husband, while keeping her friends and daughter safe, Violet is torn by guilt, fear and longing as she faces losing everything. Again.

Don't miss THE GUEST IN ROOM 120, Sara Ackerman's enthralling new novel with dual-timelines intertwining a 1905 mystery surrounding Jane Stanford's mysterious death in Honolulu and a 2005 writer's quest to uncover the truth at the same historic hotel...

More captivating stories from Sara Ackerman:
  • The Maui Effect
  • The Unchartered Flight of Olivia West
  • The Codebreaker's Secret
  • Radar Girls
  • Red Sky Over Hawaii
  • The Lietenant's Nurse



"A bittersweet story of cinematic proportions."--BookPage
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