Next to Love A Novel Author:Ellen Feldman It’s the beginning of World War II and the young women at the center of Ellen Feldman’s illuminating novel, Next to Love, are under no illusions: they know their lives will never be the same. But how prepared are they for the harsh realities of war? — When their men are called to duty, childhood friends Babe, Millie and Grace stay rooted in their... more » small Massachusetts town, supportive of one another yet reluctant to share secrets each alone can barely face. In the decades that follow, as their children grow up and move away, these three devoted women will remain bonded in friendship as they lose their innocence, explore love and find unforeseen possibilities in a startling new America risen from the ashes of war.« less