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Once upon a time Florence Grimes was the lead singer in an all-girl band, and with nothing going right for her, she becomes obsessed with restoring the band to its earlier success. The only thing she loves more than her band is her young son Dylan and then he disappears during a school field trip, along with another boy. She doesn’t have the money to hire a private detective so she decides to find him herself.

Shelterwood reminded me of Before We Were Yours; both books have at their core the maltreatment of children who have no protection. Before we were yours deals with children stolen from their parents and sold as available for adoption.

I didn’t enjoy reading this book; it’s a tough subject. It’s also a book I don’t think I will ever forget.

This is no doubt a 5 star book but I only got 4 stars worth out of it due to my lack of comprehension. The introduction was my favorite part.

I read this for book club or I wouldn't have finished it. The writing was choppy and no character sympathetic except for Athos. I really didn't appreciate the second voice in the last third of the book, also written in the first person which really added to my confusion. Other than learning about Greece under the Nazi regime, I can't say that I know what this book was about.