Well Developed
While I truly enjoyed the first two books in Sundin's Sunrise at Normandy series, The Land Beneath Us is by far my favorite. While the stories of Clay Paxton's courage in the face of intense Army Ranger training and participation in D-Day, and orphan Leah Jones' courage in meeting all of the obstacles that life threw her way was extremely engaging, it was the number of well-developed, meaningful themes that make this book stand out. Sundin deals with forgiveness through analogies to the stories of the Prodigal Son as well as Joseph and his brothers. She also deals with the important topics of prejudice and self-centeredness vs selflessness, while emphasizing the importance of integrity. She does this through superb character development.
I highly recommend this book, but do suggest reading this series in order to insure the best reading experience. I am grateful to have received a copy of this book from Revell via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review, and received no monetary compensation.
