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

“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.”

“Maitland is a brilliant reporter who knows what questions to ask and how to get her story. Written with the precision of a historian, the result is a work I could not put down and scarcely wanted to end.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“…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.”

“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.”

“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 poetic story of undying love full of insight and honesty that truly crosses the borders of time.”

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

“Leslie Maitland’s personal account of her family is a major contribution to history interlaced with a lovely love story.”