“Leslie Maitland’s Crossing the Borders of Time... It’s a compelling, epic, World War II story of love lost but not forgotten and the power of memories.”

“This is a true story.  That simple statement will seem remarkable to you once you have read this book.”

“…one of the most poignant love-lost, love-found stories I have ever read, with an ending that Hollywood wouldn’t dare.”

“Maitland has researched this story exhaustively and told it with great sensitivity, in a beautifully evocative style…”

“Crossing the Borders of Time is more beautiful than a novel because of the power of its true story and the richness with which it is told.”

“The knock on the door that first pulled us into Maitland’s story leads to improbable and intriguing contemporary connections, some built on secrets not yet revealed. … I wait for Maitland’s sequel.”

“Schindler’s List meets Casablanca in this tale of a daughter’s epic search for her mother’s prewar beau — 50 years later.”

“Leslie Maitland’s nonfiction account of her mother’s life Crossing the Borders of Time will keep you glued to its pages….Romantic novels don’t get as good as this book.”

“An absorbing true account of romance, resilience, and survival…”

“This is a worthy testament to how war and displacement conspire against personal happiness.”

“This is a home run.”

“Informative and electrifying…grips the reader’s attention.”

“This true story, written in a gripping and compelling style, reads like a novel.”

“Schindler’s List meets Casablanca in this tale of a daughter’s epic search for her mother’s pre-war beau—50 years later.”

“The stuff of novels and film.”

“This is a fascinating story of thwarted love, longing, and the travails of one woman and one family within the broader context of war and persecution.”

“Sometimes the truth is not ‘stranger than fiction’ but more compelling than fiction, and that’s the case here…. Well written and captivating, its story will stay with readers well after the book is finished.”

“…one of those sweeping, epic, romantic novels that seems tailor-made for the Oscars and a long summer afternoon.  Except it’s real!”

“How the small flame of an undying love can illuminate the darkness of a tragic era.  This elegantly told story is for everyone.”

“…the listener may forget this is a work of nonfiction—so engrossing is its story and so vividly is it told.”