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The fifth in a series of novels which follows the members of a Mormon family through World War II finds Alex back in Salt Lake City with his wife and son, but suffering from nightmares of the war, Bobbi struggling to decide whether to marry Richard, Wally recovering from his POW experience, and their parents trying to let their children make their own choices.Tags
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During one of the reunions, Bea said something like, "This is what the Celestial Kingdom is like." I felt that many times throughout the course of this series, and I almost feel envious that I've never experienced anything as horrendous as WWII and haven't gotten to feel the kind of joy that came after. I appreciated that Hughes didn't gloss over the fact that the war was never really over for a lot of people, which is another reason this family feels so real to me. They lived during an incredible time in history, but they still had regular problems. I love these characters so much, and I'm going to miss spending all my free time with the Thomases. Although it's probably good that now I can get on with my life. :)
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Dean Hughes was born in 1943 in Utah. He earned a degree in English from Weber State University and a Masters in Creative Writing and a PhD in literature at the University of Washington, in Seattle. He taught English at Central Missouri State University for eight years. Hughes left his teaching position to pursue a writing career full-time. Since show more then he has written over 80 books. He writes books for children, young adults and adults readers with subjects ranging from fiction to nonfiction to nonsense verse. He is the author of the Angel Park, Nutty, Lucky and Scrappers series. His most recent series is the Hearts of the Children. In 1994 he won an AML Award for Young Adult Literature for his title The Trophy. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- As Long As I Have You
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