French Letters Virginia's War

Perfect for fans of Fannie Flagg, Ken Follett, and historical fiction with heart and humor. In 1944, the little town of Tierra, Texas is fighting its own quiet battles.The war has taken its boys overseas, its men to airplane factories in distant cities, and left the townspeople waiting for life to return to what it was before.Everyone, that is, except Poppy Sullivan—the sharp-tongued newspaper editor who knows every secret in town. Who’s hoarding gasoline, who’s hiding cattle from the government buyers, and who’s bending the ration rules just to get by.Then one Thursday before Easter, an announcement appears on the post office bulletin board:Virginia Sullivan has eloped with Captain Hastings.The only problem? Virginia doesn’t know anything about it.With humor and heart, Virginia’s War paints a vivid portrait of small-town America at a time when even the best citizens bent the rules and the worst of them helped the poor. It’s a story of gossip and grit, innocence and awakening—and of a young woman finding her voice in a world that’s changing faster than she ever imagined.Finalist for:🏅 Best Novel of the South (2009)🏅 Best Historical Fiction — Military Writers Society of America Read more