The first 72 pages of this are the whirlwind love story of Tippy Parrish and Ken Prescott. They are IN LOVE and he is soon to ship off to Korea. They spend a brief time together and she shows her military aplomb when he ships out. She will wait for him. She has a tablecloth and everything!
The next 62 pages are Tippy trying to fill her days and have a little fun. Ken has insisted on it, so she tries. She finally has a bang-up snow-storm weekend at West Point where she nearly forgets to pine for Ken.
BIG FREAKING SPOILER AHEAD!!!
And the last 56 pages is her dealing with his death. Yep, our beautiful, if a little creepy, Ken is no more. And Tippy grieves and it's kind of beautiful. Lambert knows her way around the military as well as around loss and if there was ever a character poised to make us feel her pain, it is Tippy.
There is a bunch of Peter Jordan and a big scoop of Alcie - who marries Jon Drayton!! Bobby tries to help out and their fighting and lousy relationship gets a bit of a makeover. It's all quite delightful except for the senseless death part.
But don't worry, as I type this I am a quarter of the way into RAINBOW AFTER RAIN and if you have a hard time figuring out the point of that title, well, perhaps you need a nap.
Don't forget to check out CARLY'S MALT SHOP for an excellent, more detailed review!
Thank you for the link! It's inspiring me to get back on my Janet Lambert re-reads. Love your blog!
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