It
wasn't until I read the Author's Notes that I realized that this was
the second book in a series. So, it works really well as a
stand-alone read. Set during the First World War, references are also
made to the Irish Rebellion. What happens when a wounded British
soldier falls in love with a woman who took up arms against the
British as a young Irish rebel? Sometimes duty and love are like oil
and water.
Lieutenant
Colin Mabry is haunted by dreams of being trapped underground, the
result of having been trapped in a tunnel collapse in which he lost
one hand and all the fellow soldiers that had been in the tunnel with
him. Now he served in Hastings decoding messages from the front. He
never expected to receive a personal message, one that would have him
headed to France to rescue the woman who had once rescued him.
Johanna
Dougherty Reyer had lost her mother in the Irish Rebellion. Now she
was in France seeking the father she had seen only once as a young
child and the half-sister she had only recently learned about.
Discovering her sister's diary at the family farm as well as the fact
that she was in serious trouble, Johanna did the only thing she could
think of, sending a coded message to the man who had pledged to come
back for Jewel.
This
book has many twists and turns. The reader will be challenged to
decide which characters are truly on the side of the Allies, and
which are not. Deception abounds. I recommend this book to fans of
historical, romantic and suspense genres. I am grateful to have
received a copy of Far Side of the Sea
from Bethany House via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I
was under no obligation to provide a positive review and received no
monetary compensation.
