Lt. Mellie Blake is a nurse who is serving her country during WWII. She's part of a squadron of nurses who do flight evacuations of the wounded. She agrees to take part in an anonymous letter writing campaign with a solider overseas. Her first letter finds its way into the hands of Lt. Tom MacGilliver, an engineer in the Engineer Aviation Battalion currently in North Africa. Neither are seeking a romance. Both want one true friend. Tom's surrounded by men who he laughs and jokes with, but doesn't have a true friend. Mellie doesn't fit in with the other nurses and is painfully shy. As their letters fly across the Atlantic, their souls form a special friendship. When they both end up in North Africa, they can put an end to the anonymity and reveal their true identities to each other. But will the secrets of their pasts and their fears stop them from finding true love?
This is the first book I've read by Sarah Sundin and I loved it. Both Mellie and Tom learn some painful lessons about who they are and what a true friend is as they navigate their pen pal relationship. There was one point in the story that I was sitting at my desk during lunch and wiping tears from my eyes because their fear was so heart-wrenching. I loved how they both came to depend on God in a way that they'd never done so before.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a wartime romance, WWII, or books that are deep. Fans of Julie Lessman will also enjoy this book.
I received this book for free from the publisher, Revell Books for the purpose of reviewing. My thoughts and opinions are my own.
Available in September 2012 at your local bookstore from Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
Rating - 5 stars
Dawn - thank you for the lovely review. I'd say I'm glad the book made you cry, but that would be kind of disturbing :) I am very glad you enjoyed Tom & Mellie's story though.
ReplyDeleteActually I like it when books make me cry - as long as it's not at work!
DeleteI made the mistake of reading Liz Curtis Higgs' Thorn in My Heart at work. Tears flowed down my face. Coworker asked me what was wrong. My reply: "This book (sob). It's so (sob)...so go-o-o-od." Now I only read reseach books at work. Safer that way.
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