While
I truly enjoyed the first two books in Sundin's Sunrise at
Normandy series, The
Land Beneath Us is by far my
favorite. While the stories of Clay Paxton's courage in the face of
intense Army Ranger training and participation in D-Day, and orphan
Leah Jones' courage in meeting all of the obstacles that life threw
her way was extremely engaging, it was the number of well-developed,
meaningful themes that make this book stand out. Sundin deals
with forgiveness through analogies to the stories of the Prodigal Son
as well as Joseph and his brothers. She also deals with the important
topics of prejudice and self-centeredness vs selflessness, while
emphasizing the importance of integrity. She does this through superb
character development.
I highly recommend this book, but do
suggest reading this series in order to insure the best reading
experience. I am grateful to have received a copy of this book from
Revell 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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