The
detailed accounts of the lives of World War II airmen and the vivid
mental images Sundin paints with her descriptions of the D-Day
invasion on the beaches of Normandy set this book apart from many
other World War II era books that I have read. We met American naval
officer Wyatt Paxton in book one of this series, becoming familiar
with the tragic circumstances that tore the Paxton family apart. In
this second book we see the situation through the eyes of his middle
brother, Captain Adler Paxton of the US Army Air Force. Both brothers
encounter God and His grace and mercy while serving in Europe, but
will they be able to put this family back together?
We
also meet Red Cross worker Violet Lindstrom in The Sky
Above Us. Under the
misconception that she is going to Europe to work with displaced
children, Violet is discouraged to find herself running a Red Cross
Aeroclub on an air base. God has many hard lessons for Violet to
learn during her time in Europe, life-altering lessons from which we
as readers may also benefit.
I
will be anxiously awaiting the story of Army Ranger Clay Paxton, the
youngest of the three brothers, betrayed by both of his older
brothers and also serving in Europe. It is wonderful that our God is
a God of forgiveness and reconciliation. Readers will hope that Clay
too encounters God.
I
am grateful to have received a copy of The Sky Above Us
from Revell Books via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I
was under no obligation to provide a positive review, and received no
monetary compensation.
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