4.5 star read. Thanks to Revell, a division of Baker Publishing, for sending me this book to review.
Although I read a variety of genres my favorite is historical fiction, especially WWII. This book checks all those boxes. Evelyn Brand is a American correspondent for the American News Service. She’s stationed in Munich trying to make a name for herself in a male dominated profession. She pushes the envelope and I loved her perseverance and focus on getting the whole story. Peter Lang, a PhD graduate student finishing his research in German language acquisition is also stationed in Munich. Their paths collide and their stories too.
I really enjoyed reading about WWII in the late 1930’s instead of the general mid 1940’s. The picture depicted in this novel is the foreshadowing of the Nazi party and Hitler’s agenda. A story that keeps nice pace throughout.
For some reason I didn’t feel there was an easy introduction of Christianity in this novel. Halfway through both Evelyn and Peter’s Christianity is evident via their prayers and mention of “Lord”. I felt it was a little forced and could have been less abrupt- the only negative I found in reading this book.