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If you've never read a book by this author, you're missing out. The Rent Collector is still one of my all-time top reads and a book I regularly recommend, especially to book clubs. Camron's books always make me think as I'm reading his poignant stories that always touch my heart. His newest revolves around WWII. I tend to really enjoy stories set during that time because of the amazing people who fought and made hard choices that inspire me. It's my pick this week...
In Times of Rain and War
By Camron Wright
Adult Fiction, WWII
Paperback & ebook, 320 Pages
April 6, 2021 by Shadow Mountain
Summary
During World War II, an American soldier encounters a German woman living a secret life in bomb-blighted London.
In September of 1940, during the Blitz in London, Audrey Stocking is blending in with other civilians who are trying to survive the nightly bombings, but she has a secret. She's not British; she's German. Her fake passport and nearly perfect English allow her to blend in as she works hard to help evacuate British children into the countryside. Audrey longs to reunite with her family in Hamburg, but her double life, the bombings, and the watchful British Military Intelligence have forced her to stay put. And then there are the paralyzing nightmares . . .
Lieutenant Wesley Bowers, an American soldier training with London's Bomb Disposal Company 5, meets Audrey when an air raid leaves an unexploded bomb on the floor of her flat. She is attractive, intelligent, and compassionate, and there's an immediate connection between them. As they get to know each other, Wesley realizes Audrey is the one bright spot amid the war's unending bleakness and constant threat of death. But will he still feel the same if he discovers the secrets she is hiding? Secrets even Audrey is unaware of?
In Times of Rain and War is a gripping and heartbreakingly beautiful story about the strength and resilience of the human heart and spirit, reminding us there is always hope in hard times.
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Will you be reading this one?
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