THE WOMEN OF OAK RIDGE by MICHELLE SHOCKLEE is the sensitively written account of a young woman, Maebelle Willett, who goes to Oak Ridge Tennessee in 1944 to work for the secret war effort named the Manhatton Project, which was apparently going to end the war.
Her niece, Laurel, who has chosen to write her thesis on the psychological effects of helping in the production of the atomic bomb, comes to stay with her Aunt Mae in 1979 hoping to gain information for her thesis. Although they get on well Laurel cannot understand why her aunt is reticent, even fearful, of sharing her experiences……
The two timelines, 1944 and 1979, blend well in telling an amazing story of friendship, love, duty, hard work, corruption, fear and blackmail.
The characters are very real and their emotions are strongly portrayed.
The book is enfolded in a strong Christian message based on John 8:36 “If the son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
I cannot recommend this lovely, interesting and inspirational novel highly enough.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Tyndale House Publishers. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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