See full review on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website: https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/secret-book-of-flora-lea-celebrates-the-power-of-myth-and-fairytales/RQZH2AMGZRCS7NBGRDEGDVCKZ4/

“The Secret Book of Flora Lea” by Patti Callahan Henry is an enchanting work of historical fiction about two sisters who are impacted by Operation Pied Piper — the British relocation of more than 3 million children from urban to rural housing during World War II. Using an inventive blend of myth, fairytale and literature, Henry spins a tender and heartening story about the lasting bonds of sisterly love and the lifetime impact of war trauma.

“Watch out for each other,” are the words Camellia Linden says to her daughters Hazel and Flora in 1939 as her girls board a train bound for an undisclosed location. The same words are still swirling around in Hazel’s head 21 years later while she’s cataloging a new acquisition at work at a rare bookshop. Unwrapping the parcel, Hazel’s breath “puddled in her chest” as she struggles to comprehend how the illustrated fairytale came to exist...