Review: Long Way Home
Welcome to the Blog Tour for A Novel-Tea Evening with Authors including Lynn Austin, Susie Finkbeiner, Jocelyn Green, Laura Frantz, Kate Breslin, Amanda Barratt, and Joanna Davidson Politano, sponsored by JustRead Publicity Tours! In this post, I’ll be sharing my review of Long Way Home by Lynn Austin.
Disclosure: I voluntarily received a complimentary copy from the author as part of JustRead publicity tours. All views expressed are my own. This post includes Amazon affiliate links.
My Review
Long Way Home was definitely a page-turner for me. I had a hard time putting it down.
It is something of a split-time novel in that one storyline takes place immediately following World War II and the other starts at the beginning of World War II. It was apparent that the stories would eventually merge but it was not immediately obvious how that would come about.
There are so many, many stories from World War II since, after all, it was a war fought around the world. This one is about an American soldier and a German Jewish refugee. I really loved all the main characters. The plot was intriguing and I was fascinated (and horrified) to learn more about the war.
Lynn Austin is truly a gifted storyteller. I highly recommend Long Way Home.
From the Publisher
In this gripping portrait of war and its aftermath from bestselling author Lynn Austin, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won’t discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and faith.
Peggy Serrano couldn’t wait for her best friend to come home from the war. But the Jimmy Barnett who returns is much different from the Jimmy who left, changed so drastically by his experience as a medic in Europe that he can barely function. When he attempts the unthinkable, his parents check him into the VA hospital. Peggy determines to help the Barnetts unravel what might have happened to send their son over the edge. She starts by contacting Jimmy’s war buddies, trying to identify the mysterious woman in the photo they find in Jimmy’s belongings.
Seven years earlier, sensing the rising tide against her people, Gisela Wolff and her family flee Germany aboard the passenger ship St. Louis, bound for Havana, Cuba. Gisela meets Sam Shapiro on board and the two fall quickly in love. But the ship is denied safe harbor and sent back to Europe. Thus begins Gisela’s perilous journey of exile and survival, made possible only by the kindness and courage of a series of strangers she meets along the way, including one man who will change the course of her life.
About the Author
Lynn Austin has sold more than one and a half million copies of her books worldwide. A former teacher who now writes and speaks full-time, she has won eight Christy Awards for her historical fiction and was one of the first inductees into the Christy Award Hall of Fame. One of her novels, Hidden Places, was made into a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. Lynn and her husband have three grown children and make their home in western Michigan.
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3 Comments
Tracy Fritts
Sounds very interesting. I love meeting new authors and reading new books
Carrie @ JustRead Tours
Thanks so much for sharing your review of Long Way Home & about the A Novel-Tea Evening event!
Cornelia
Great group of authors.