"With a sensitive touch and an instinct for authenticity, Ackerman depicts the fraught nature of wartime relationships...mixing romance, suspense, and history into a bittersweet story of cinematic proportions." --BOOKPAGE on Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers
"A must-read historical fiction, an emotional and evocative story of an era not so long ago when war was literally on our doorstep. Don't miss this impressive debut novel!" READER TO READER