This is a wonderful book, I fell in love with it after the first few pages and it was hard to put down! A historical book that will grab the attention of history buffs like me and the average non-fiction reader alike. I loved how the flow of the book went, taking you from present day when the author was digging in his backyard, back to World War II and back to present day. For me this was a story of love first and foremost, and forgiveness.
The book starts out with the author digging in his yard where he finds some old artifacts, he then proceeds to ask around to figure out what they are. Soon the author figures some of it out and we find out about Helen Mason a war widow who finds an injured solider on the beach, nursing him back to health, even after finding out he was a Nazi. You follow Helen in her world where she worked as a waitress, and how her and Josef's relationship bloomed.
This was a wonderful book, always keeping you on your toes and trying to guess what would happen next. The historical data in it was wonderful, and knowledgeable, and down right interesting. The story of forgiveness and love throughout the book was wonderful and got me thinking about my own life as well as Helen's. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone, I believe this book has something in it for everyone to learn from.
As a added bonus the wonderful people at BookSneeze.com have given me a copy to giveaway on my blog!
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Like Dandelion Dust: It taught me that Love comes in all forms (not just being blood related.)
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I haven't read to many historical books, but I love to open my horizons and read all sorts of types and genres!
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My favorite book is Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. Christianity is so simple but we make is so hard.
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I do like historical books. I tend to ready mystery more often though as I can read and still pay attention to my son.
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I'm reading this book right now!!
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As I read, my favorite book continues to change. Today it's Charles Martin's The Mountain Between Us. It has taught me survival, above all. Love when nurtured grows. Never give up.
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I adore historical books.
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I would love to read this book.
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Leota's Garden by Francine Rivers. Reconciliation comes in ways we least think possible and with people you would think most unlikely.
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I LOVE historical books, especially WWII and the Civil War eras.
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Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Pastor Jim Cymbala - the importance of both personal and corporate prayer. This book was life changing to me and also to our church staff.
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I am very much a fan of historical books. I enjoy many different eras, but my favorite is probably during the American Revolution.
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The Bible is my favorite book and it has taught me of God's love for me. vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Well, my favorite book of fiction is Lord of the Rings...whether Tolkien intended this or not, I kept thinking about how the ring was like a power that corrupts....(Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely) and how this was a nice contrast to the idea of "the ends justify the means." So many wanted to use the ring for just purposes, but any time you use evil, even in the cause of good, your corrupt yourself and are not able to achieve the good ends you intended.
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I found your blog browsing the giveaways ending today on Prizey, so I could enter/blog about some low comment giveaways I found (books are often low comment...for some reason. They're one of the things I look for). I posted a link to this blog here:
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You're welcome to tell me about any other giveaways you have in the future that are ending soon and have less than 50 comments...and if I see it in time I'll post it up on my blog. But honestly I don't get many hits. You'ld have better luck with the giveaway sites I have listed here:
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Besides the Bible, it's really hard to choose a favorite! But I do love historical fiction, and Jack Cavanaugh is one of my favorite authors. Also the Thoenes and B.J. Hoff. I also like classics. So...as for a favorite, I'd probably pick Anne of Green Gables, which is a beautiful story that teaches about love and family and enjoying the beauty of life God's given us. :)
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