Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind, by Judith Pella, tells the story of three sisters:  Cameron, Blair, and Jackie.  It is the first in the series of four books.  The story begins at a party being held for the sisters' father, Keagan, and right away the reader begins to learn about each girl's individual personality and interests.  Keagan is a domineering and bossy parent and each daughter responds to his "tough love" in different ways.

This book focuses mostly on Cameron, who hopes to prove to her father that she can make it as a journalist without his help.  It is 1941 and she is sent to Europe to report on the war. She meets Alex, a Russian doctor, and some of the book focuses on their developing relationship.  I really enjoyed reading about her reporting the news throughout the early years of the war and there are lots of suspenseful moments when her life is placed in danger.

The middle sister, Blair, has high hopes of becoming a Hollywood star.  She is beautiful but self-centered and makes poor choices.  Blair meets a kind Christian soldier named Gary and has to decide whether giving up her wild lifestyle for him is worth it.

Jackie, the youngest sister, is a faithful Christian and college student.  She meets a young Japanese American man, Sam.  As Jackie and Sam become closer, they get a first hand glimpse of the hatred some people feel towards people of another race.  And this is before Pearl Harbor - imagine what they will go through after the Japanese attack!

For me, this book was a great read.  I am a huge fan of historical fiction and I especially like books set in the World War II years.  The book has almost 3 different plots going at once (one for each sister) but the way the author writes it, it is not difficult to keep up.  When this book was over, I went straight to the library for the next one - and that's always a good sign!

I have finished the entire series, and in my opinion, the books only get better.  Give the Daughters of Fortune series a try!

Rating:  I would give this book a 4.5 out of 5.