"Embers in the London Sky" by Sarah Sundin

 About the Book

As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida van der Zee Martens escapes to London to wait out the Occupation. Separated from her three-year-old son, Theo, in the process, the young widow desperately searches for her little boy even as she works for an agency responsible for evacuating children to the countryside.

When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes.

The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.

My Thoughts

I found this book to be well written and easy to read. I didn't want to put it down. I liked the characters and found them to be realistic and believable. There is a nice biblical faith thread woven through the story and the characters grew and changed from the beginning of the book to the end. There was a bit of mystery in the story and I did make out part of the answer. This story fleshed out my knowledge of what happened in London during the Blitz of WWII. I look forward to reading more books by Sarah Sundin.

About the Author

Sarah Sundin enjoys writing about the drama and romance of the World War II era. She is the bestselling and Christy Award-winning author of Embers in the London Sky (February 2024), The Sound of Light (2023), Until Leaves Fall in Paris (2022), When Twilight Breaks (2021), and several World War II series.

Sarah's novels have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. Until Leaves Fall in Paris received the 2022 Christy Award and was a semi-finalist for the 2023 Carol Award, The Sound of Light, When Twilight Breaks, and The Land Beneath Us were finalists for the Christy Award, and The Sky Above Us won the 2020 Carol Award.

A mother of three, Sundin lives in Southern California and enjoys speaking to community, church, and writers' groups. Sarah serves as Co-Director for the West Coast Christian Writers Conference.

"Embers in the London Sky" is available in paperback:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Revell (February 6, 2024)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800741854
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800741853
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.7 x 1.7 x 7 inches

and in Kindle edition:

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C9S42JLP
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Revell (February 6, 2024)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2024
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 8447 KB

I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.