Dear Mr Ford,
I thought this was such a great read. The characters were very real. I could picture Henry waiting at the camp. Your way with words gave me the pictures in my mind.
This would make a terrific movie. It is difficult to find books that are not about killing and spying.So yours was a real ... (continued)
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Mr. Ford: Thank you so much for a beautifully written book. I loved all of the characters, I hope that if a movie is made of this wonderful story that the screenwriter(s) and director adhere to the story as it is told in your book. Again thank you for a wonderful read!
Hi Mr. Ford:
Yesterday was my scheduled book club meeting and your book "Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet" was selected by one of the members. During our discussion my friend raised a very interesting observation that she made about a paragraph( third paragraph on page # 280) in the book implying ... (continued)
Yesterday was my scheduled book club meeting and your book "Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet" was selected by one of the members. During our discussion my friend raised a very interesting observation that she made about a paragraph( third paragraph on page # 280) in the book implying ... (continued)
I loved the book and cannot wait to introduce it to my fellow English teachers. I want each student in 11th grade to read this. It was an incredible read! Thank you so much and I look forward to reading the next novel.
I was 10 when the war started and remember the panic of some German neighbors who thought they would be deported or interned.Fortunately, they remained in the neighborhood as wonderful friends and neighbors. Years later, I visited the Museum of American History in D.C. and was stunned to see a replica ... (continued)
Since I live in the Seattle area, I would have appreciated a 1940s map included in the book.