The Silver Suitcase
The Silver Suitcase by Terrie Todd
9781503950498
364 Pages
Publisher: Waterfall Press
Released Date: January 26, 2016
Fiction, General Fiction (Adult), Christian, Historical Fiction, World War II
Benita is a ten-year-old girl, and her grandmother is her best friend. She receives a school assignment to write a paper on World War II. As she is researching, her grandmother, Cornelia, reminisces back to 1939 when she was seventeen.
The story then jumps to the present time, Benita is married with two children. Her husband, Ken, is unemployed and does not seem to be in a hurry to find a job. When Cornelia, now in her 80s, has a stroke and dies, Benita is devasted. A week later, her employers are in a fatal car accident. Now her future is on hold. She has no real job experience, did not finish community college and now no income for her family.
The story is mainly about the lives of Cornelia and Benita. It has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. There are bible quotes and mentions of Christianity, but it was not overwhelming. I enjoyed the bond between granddaughter and grandmother. It reminded me of my relationship with my grandma. It is a lovely book for anyone that likes to read generational fiction.
