In The Mood

This story In The Mood by Laura Bloom is set during and immediately after World War II in Sydney, Australia. A young married woman's husband is fighting in New Guinea and she doesn't hear from him for many months and assumes he's dead. She has a brief affair with an American officer which has repercussions for her as both her husband and her lover survive the War. Catherine and her husband Robert must make major readjustments to their lives as it was with other returned soldiers and their families. However, Catherine must make some painful choices in her own readjustment. A good story, without being too sentimental. 4/5