Four Days

"Four Days: The Story of a War Marriage" by Hetty Hemenway is a recount of how years of war have brought about a record number of snatched bits of honeymoon, a torn uniform, a few poignant days of sunshine, and the bitter brevity of the parting. War tears apart families, but marriages are hit worst of all when people can never be sure if they'll see their loves again or find themselves stuck in marriages of convenience.