“…a tale at once heartbreaking and uplifting, in which the story of a young woman’s love – revealed by her own daughter – triumphs over the tragedy of world events.”

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

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

“Crossing the Borders of Time will bewitch you…There is no fictionalized account of long-lost love that could be as compelling.”

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

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

“As gripping as any fiction… Readers hoping for a happy ending will be rewarded by a conclusion any novelist would have been happy to create.”

“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.”

“This is a home run.”

“The stuff of novels and film.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“This is a touching story about the odd collision of fate and will.  A poignantly rendered, impeccably researched tale of a rupture healed by time.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“A beautiful story.”