| Natia has a secret—and she’s hiding him right beneath her captor’s nose. In 1943 Poland, the Nazis have forced Natia and Teodor from their peaceful farm to the harsh confines of a labor camp. When the couple is separated, Natia is chosen to be the housekeeper for the camp’s overseer, and Teodor is sent to work in the factory. Despite the strict camp rules—and the consequences for disobeying them—Natia finds a way to communicate with Teodor by sending messages through song as she passes Teodor’s dormitory. The stakes get higher when Natia finds a Jewish orphan on the overseer’s doorstep. She is determined to protect the boy and raise him as the child she and her husband were unable to bear—but if her German captors discover how much she’s hiding, both she and Teodor may pay the ultimate price. . . |  |
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Gilead Publishing (October 9, 2018)
ISBN-13: 978-1683700425
Publisher: Gilead Publishing (October 9, 2018)
ISBN-13: 978-1683700425
My Review
The song of love can light the darkest of places...
If you are looking for a light read, please put this book aside. If you are looking for a deep read that explores one of the darkest times in human history, this might be the book for you. This book is dark and gritty but through it all the light of hope and love cannot be extinguished.
In many ways When The Heart Sings was a difficult read, mainly because I know that even fictionalized these things really did happen to real people, and it makes my heart hurt to think of the evil. I grew up knowing about the Holocaust having read Corrie Ten Boom's book The Hiding Place as a child. I knew that the heinous crimes of the Nazis extended from the Jews to several other people groups as well. But as with the real Corrie Ten Boom's story the tenacity of the human spirit, especially when strengthened by faith, fictional Natia's and Teodor's story is truly uplifting and inspiring. It is a good reminder that no matter how difficult our circumstances, no matter when we don't have the answers as to why bad things happen to good people, God is still there even when He seems hardest to find.
Over the last few years I've heard great things about Liz Tolsma's books but surprisingly When The Heart Sings was the first one that I've read. And while I had to read this one slowly, digesting each chapter before moving onto the next, I can tell you that it won't be my last. As this book was the second in the Music Of Hope series I think I'm going to be looking for book one soon...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives When The Heart Sings by Liz Tolsma a 4.5 Bark rating.
If you are looking for a light read, please put this book aside. If you are looking for a deep read that explores one of the darkest times in human history, this might be the book for you. This book is dark and gritty but through it all the light of hope and love cannot be extinguished.
In many ways When The Heart Sings was a difficult read, mainly because I know that even fictionalized these things really did happen to real people, and it makes my heart hurt to think of the evil. I grew up knowing about the Holocaust having read Corrie Ten Boom's book The Hiding Place as a child. I knew that the heinous crimes of the Nazis extended from the Jews to several other people groups as well. But as with the real Corrie Ten Boom's story the tenacity of the human spirit, especially when strengthened by faith, fictional Natia's and Teodor's story is truly uplifting and inspiring. It is a good reminder that no matter how difficult our circumstances, no matter when we don't have the answers as to why bad things happen to good people, God is still there even when He seems hardest to find.
Over the last few years I've heard great things about Liz Tolsma's books but surprisingly When The Heart Sings was the first one that I've read. And while I had to read this one slowly, digesting each chapter before moving onto the next, I can tell you that it won't be my last. As this book was the second in the Music Of Hope series I think I'm going to be looking for book one soon...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives When The Heart Sings by Liz Tolsma a 4.5 Bark rating.
(I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
 Liz Tolsma | Passionate might best describe Liz Tolsma. She loves writing, research, and editing. Her passion shone through in her first novel which was a double award finalist. On any given day, you might find her pulling weeds in her perennial garden, walking her hyperactive dog, or curled up with a good book. Nothing means more to her than her family. She’s married her high-school sweetheart twenty-eight years ago. Get her talking about international adoption, and you might never get her to stop. She and her husband adopted three children, including a son who is a U.S. Marine, and two daughters. |
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