These blue mountains

Reviewed by:

Beth Swanson, voracious reader

Title:

These blue mountains

Author:

Sarah Loudin Thomas

Publisher:

Baker Books

https://bakerbookhouse.com/

Date:

Summer 2025

Format:

Paperback

Length:

351 pages

Overview:

Berlin, Germany in the Fall of 1932. Hedda Schlagel  is a pianist whose world has fallen apart because her fiancé has disappeared. She stays with his mother and the two take care of each other in their grief and loss. Fifteen years later she is shocked to read of
Fritz’s name in a photograph of an American war memorial in Asheville, NC. Determined to reclaim his body, Hedda travels to the States where another shock awaits her – in his casket there are the remains of a woman, not Fritz!

Hedda teams up with a local deputy, Garland Jones, to discover just what has happened and unravel the mystery. As they grow closer, time is running out as Hitler rises to power.

This reviewer was captivated by the story and intends to visit North Carolina to do a history search. This book is highly recommended!

Rating:

5 out of 5

Suggested audience:

Readers age seventeen and up, especially those who love historical fiction and are interested in World War 2.

Christian impact:

Even in the darkness when it feels as if you have nowhere to turn, the Lord is always with you.

Also includes:

-author’s note

-chapter in the next book

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