Apr 5, 2025
I love American homefront stories from WWII. Make them epistolary novels and, well, that makes them just about perfect. Listen in to learn more about Caitlin Miller's Our Yellow Tape Letters.
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When Caitlin Miller said she was inspired by Amy Lynn Green's Things We Didn't Say AND that Green endorsed the novel, well... I knew this book would be excellent!
I've already started reading it, and so far it doesn't disappoint.
Our Yellow Tape Letters by Caitlin Miller
Just days away from Germany's surrender, Lucy Skyes
never expects to receive the same telegram that thousands of
families across the world have since the start of World War Two: a
notice of her brother's death in the service of his country. While
reeling from the shock of losing her best friend, Lucy receives a
letter from someone who knew her brother and can tell her two
things she desperately wants to know: What her brother's life was
like in the army and who is responsible for his death.
Jeremiah Sparrow wakes up in an army hospital, unable to remember
what put him there, why he can't hear anything, or who he lost.
When memories resurface of a plane crash, a parachute, and a
friend, Jeremiah harbors deep guilt and secrets. Jeremiah sends a
letter of his own to Lucy—and his words open a door that may cost
him more than he realizes.
Everyone has secrets to unearth and stories to tell. War, loss, and
letters—they are a lot like yellow tape: Once you cross that line,
there is no going back. And sometimes, what you find on the other
side looks nothing like you imagined it to.
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