The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson

 

After Rebecca's mother dies she is going through things in the apartment and finds letters from a cousin she knows nothing about and seems to be in need of some immediate help. Rebecca has nothing else going on so she goes to check this out.

This story takes place between current times and WWII. Olivia, Rebecca's cousin, is an old crochety woman with a very colorful past. She had many struggles during the war and that created many secrets.

Rebecca had her own battles that she was struggling with and through the process of meeting Olivia, working on the old house, and meeting new people that reawakened in her her self confidence a wonderful story unfolds.

I love historic fiction and learning about things that people went through during rough times in the past. There is so much we don't know and so many times we don't realize how good we have it. This was a wonderful story to get lost in, fall in love with characters, and to remember how strong and resilient we all are.