Diane Simmons

“Working from hundreds of pieces of personal correspondence, Simmons [lays out] an enthralling plot that travels between multiple timelines with confidence. The author’s perceptive social history explores the ways in which marriage was idealized after the war and used to lure women back to the home after getting a taste of freedom and self-determination. Eldridge’s letters are a treasure trove of information, but Simmons also does a huge amount of detective work, hitting the archives to fill in many blanks. She tracks down most of Vickers’s wives and descendants, finding evidence of [numerous] additional  marriages.”  —Kirkus Reviews                                                       

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