Historical fiction, Crack Between the Worlds is the story of four generations of mothers and daughters, beginning in the summer of 1871 in Europe. The tale is filled with unbelievable hardship that these strong women endure in order to survive. Families are torn apart by the brutalities of war—but this is not about historical events except as what is happening around them affects each of these women.

The author has given us an intimate look into the personalities of each of these women and how they manage to cope with the challenges facing them, and how they are able to move on through lives that at times see hopeless.

Heart wrenching at times, this is fascinating reading. Though it is fiction, it is based on the lives of the women in the author’s own family and how they finally ended up in America.