Title: The Land Beneath Us (Sunrise at Normandy Book 3)
Author: Sarah Sundin
Series: Sunrise at Normandy
Publisher: Revell Books
In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the U.S. Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers' betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live for—fulfilling the recurring dream of his death.
Leah Jones works as a librarian at Camp Forrest, longing to rise above her orphanage upbringing and belong to the community, even as she uses her spare time to search for her real family—the baby sisters she was separated from so long ago.
After Clay saves Leah's life from a brutal attack, he saves her virtue with a marriage of convenience. When he ships out to train in England for D-Day, their letters bind them together over the distance. But can a love strong enough to overcome death grow between them before Clay's recurring dream comes true?
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About Sarah Sundin
Sarah Sundin enjoys writing about the drama and romance of the World War II era. She is the bestselling author of The Land Beneath Us (February 2020), The Sky Above Us (2019) and The Sea Before Us (2018), as well as the Waves of Freedom, Wings of the Nightingale series, and Wings of Glory series. Her novel The Sea Before Us received the 2019 Reader's Choice Award from Faith, Hope, and Love, Through Waters Deep and When Tides Turn were named to Booklist's "101 Best Romance Novels of the Last 10 Years," and Through Waters Deep won the 2016 INSPY Award and was a Carol Award finalist.
A mother of three, Sundin lives in northern California and teaches Sunday school and women's Bible studies. She enjoys speaking to community, church, and writers' groups. Sarah serves as the Program Director for West Coast Christian Writers Conference.
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My Thoughts:
I've been enjoying Sarah Sundin's WWII novels since I read Wings of Glory in 2010. Ms. Sundin's knowledge and story telling of our American forces during the WWII era is unmatched.
Although I am sad to see this series end, The Land Beneath Us was a perfect conclusion to the Sunrise at Normandy series.
Ms. Sundin uses the biblical story of Rachel and Leah to bring the faith element to life. Making the story more than just a transport back to the Normandy of WWII.
Clay and Leah have to be one of my favorite bookish couples. I loved how Ms. Sundin wove in Leah's own adoption story, and her own dilemma of whether or not to choose adoption. It was touching and brought memories of what my own birth mother might have gone through.
While I have loved every book in the Sunrise at Normandy series I believe this one is my favorite!
I highly recommend this book!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
1 comment:
Thank you, Andi! What a lovely review. I'm so glad you enjoyed Clay and Leah's story!
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