Genre:
Historical
Historical
Simple Faith
The Peacemakers book 2
by Anna Schmidt
| -From the back cover- THE WAR HAD TAKEN ANJA'S WORLD. . . Quaker Anja Steinberg could not save her Jewish husband and young daughter from the Nazis, but even in the midst of her heartbreak, Anja is following her faith's calling to help Allied airmen escape from behind enemy lines to freedom. When American Peter Trent's plane is shot down, he parachutes into a field near Anja's grandfather's farm, and she sees Peter as just one more in a long line of soldiers that she will help escape to return to his base in England. The journey will take months and he will need to travel across most of western Europe – all the while with the Gestapo in pursuit. There's just one small problem: Anja is falling in love with Peter. And loving this soldier could be life-threatening, not only for Peter but for Anja and her ten-year-old son as well. I've not read very many World War II novels, kinda seems like historical stories end for me in 1920, but lately I have been coming across some really good ones that take place during the 40's, and this is one of those books. I read the first book in this series, All God's Children, and definitely enjoyed but I think I liked Simple Faith even more. There was more adventure and intrigue in book 2. I also really liked how the heroine, Anja, is a strong woman. Going beyond her own pain at the loss of her husband and baby, having survived and escaped a concentration camp, she endangers her own life trying to save as many people as she can. Then everything changes, instead of guiding people towards safety she is the one needing help. On the run with an American pilot she is beginning to fall in love with, she winds up trekking across several European countries in a desperate bid to save his life, her own, and more importantly, her young son. |  . . . This Book earned a 4.5 Bark rating.
. . .  Anna Schmidt |
Each of the characters have their own battles, their own fears, and really their own inner demons. How far will each of them go to save the others? Are they willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice? To me, the story was much about choices and personal sacrifice and I found myself wondering how far I would go, would I be strong enough to do what Anja does?
Once again the pacifist faith of the Quakers is put to the test in the horrors of war. The Quaker faith is something I know very little about and I very much liked learning more about their beliefs and practices through entertaining pages of a novel.
This is a great book for fans of WWII fiction. Anna Schmidt has outdone herself with Simple Faith. In many ways this book had the same qualities of those wonderful old WWII classic movies, kind of like Casablanca without the questionable morals and dubious ending.
Excellent, enjoyable story, and I am definitely looking forward to book 3 when it comes out.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Simple Faith by Anna Schmidt a 4.5 Bark rating.
Once again the pacifist faith of the Quakers is put to the test in the horrors of war. The Quaker faith is something I know very little about and I very much liked learning more about their beliefs and practices through entertaining pages of a novel.
This is a great book for fans of WWII fiction. Anna Schmidt has outdone herself with Simple Faith. In many ways this book had the same qualities of those wonderful old WWII classic movies, kind of like Casablanca without the questionable morals and dubious ending.
Excellent, enjoyable story, and I am definitely looking forward to book 3 when it comes out.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Simple Faith by Anna Schmidt a 4.5 Bark rating.
| . | Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Shiloh Run Press; The Peacemakers Series Book 2 edition (March 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 162029141X ISBN-13: 978-1620291412 | . |
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