Jane Porter - It's You

I know whenever I pick up a Jane Porter book, I'll be immediately captivated by her story. So it was no surprise that this book quickly sucked me in. Due to my ARC reading schedule and all the books out there, I haven't been able to read before now and I feel bad I'm just now getting to this story. I had pre-ordered it so I've had it on my kindle since release day but it was really nice starting out 2016 with this book. 

I hadn't read the book's summary in many months so I sorta went in blindly. I was excited to see a familiar character from the Brennan sisters books. You should read the first book, The Good Woman. But Ali was interesting and so very sad. We get pulled into her life and see what's going on. Being an only child myself, I could feel some of her pain and anguish. And that's what I love so much about Jane's writing. It's real. It's gritty. It grabs a hold of you. Ali is dealing with loss and trying to cope. She wants to be with her dad, but he's content where he lives. Then we begin meeting his friends. 

Edie is an interesting lady. She's gruff, doesn't like people knowing her business but yet I feel like she and Ali are kindred spirits. And Edie's story breaks. my. heart. I was captivated by her journal entries. 

I do love a good historical, fiction piece. And that was a surprising addition to this book. The material was heavy and even worse because it's true. We hear about Hitler's Germany and the horrible things the Jews and anyone opposed to Hitler had to endure. Yet, I couldn't stop reading. I loved the way this book moved through present day to Berlin 1944. 

This book captivated and entertained me. It was sweet, poignant, powerful.  And all the feels.... I'm overwhelmed by emotions and am suffering from my first book hangover of 2016. Jane's books can produce so many emotions. This book will be one to stick with me for a long while. 

(Isn't this a beautiful book cover?)

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Brennan Sisters novels comes a heartwarming story about finding love and strength, even in the darkest moments…

In the wake of a tragedy that tore her life down to the foundations, Dr. Alison McAdams has lost her way. So when she’s summoned to Napa to care for her ailing father, she’s not sure she has anything to offer him—or anyone else.

What Ali finds in Northern California wine country is a gift—an opportunity to rest, and distance from her painful memories. Most unexpectedly, she finds people who aren’t afraid of her grief or desperate for her to hurry up and move on.

As Ali becomes part of her father’s community, makes new friends of her own, and hears the stories of a generation who survived the Second World War, she begins to find hope again. In a quest to discover the truth about another woman’s lost love, she sets off on a journey across oceans and deep into history. And in making sense of that long-ago tragedy, Ali is able to put together the broken pieces of her heart and make new choices that are right for her.