Excellent book!!!!! Such a great read and an amazing twist!!!!

My daughter begged me to read this and I’m glad I did! I certainly enjoyed this! A great tale with some tense moments!

This sprawling novel tells the tale of two WWII Australian POWs who develop an unlikely friendship. The novel won awards for its portrayal of how war affects the men who are forced to participate and the families that have to cope with their deep scars after the war. It was vaguely reminiscent of Steinbeck in its descriptions of the hard scrabble settings of the Australian country. I was glad to have learned about this acclaimed author.

I CANNOT WAIT till the next one comes out!

Best friends treat each other nicely.

Was hard to put down. Kept me guessing if the couple would get caught and end up in jail. Also kept me guessing who the black mailers were. Interesting and sad to see how money changes people for the worse.

Very fun! Definitely re-living the Twilight days, but at an adult level and Jacob is the winner. Wouldn’t say that this book is winning any awards - but a very entertaining way to spend time!

Saw the movie first because the ebook had a wait list. Movie was great with Audrey Hepburn. Loved her carefree fun personality. She had her past challenges in life but she was a fighter. Loved this! The beginning of the book was not part of the movie, but the rest of it pretty much followed it. It was more of a fun read than I thought it would be.

Short, tidy, fast-paced, and beautifully written.

Good book!!!!!! Loved the main character (the octopus)!!!