“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.”

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

“[Leslie Maitland’s] book is stunning…. I was swept away by the mystery, the love, and the journey. An incredible and utterly engrossing story!”

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

“Crossing the Borders of Time … is a panoramic work of nonfiction that I believe Hemingway would have been proud to put his name on.”

“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.”

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

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

“A beautiful story.”

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

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

“This riveting memoir was an unusual survival story of both loss and love… The ending warms the reader’s heart, and I highly recommend this true story.”

“The stuff of novels and film.”

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

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

“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.”