Since November, I've connected with hundreds of readers at events, through emails and texts, or just in my daily life. In this post, I'd like to thank a particularly dedicated group: the many book clubs that chose "The Shopkeeper of Alsace" to read this winter.
In 1948, French citizens filled forty-nine railroad cars with tens of thousands of gifts, to show their gratitude for American assistance during World War Two, and for the relief aid that came after.