"In spring 1918, Lieutenant Colin Mabry, a British soldier working with MI8 after suffering injuries on the front, receives a message by carrier pigeon. It is from Jewel Reyer, the woman he once loved and who saved his life--a woman he believed to be dead. Traveling to France to answer her urgent summons, he desperately hopes this mission will ease his guilt and restore the courage he lost on the battlefield. Colin is stunned, however, to discover the message came from Jewel's half sister, Johanna. Johanna, who works at a ...
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"In spring 1918, Lieutenant Colin Mabry, a British soldier working with MI8 after suffering injuries on the front, receives a message by carrier pigeon. It is from Jewel Reyer, the woman he once loved and who saved his life--a woman he believed to be dead. Traveling to France to answer her urgent summons, he desperately hopes this mission will ease his guilt and restore the courage he lost on the battlefield. Colin is stunned, however, to discover the message came from Jewel's half sister, Johanna. Johanna, who works at a dovecote for French Army Intelligence, found Jewel's diary and believes her sister is alive in the custody of a German agent. With spies everywhere, Colin is skeptical of Johanna, but as they travel across France and Spain, a tentative trust begins to grow between them. When their pursuit leads them straight into the midst of a treacherous plot, danger and deception turn their search for answers into a battle for their lives"--
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This book has mystery, romance, history and spies. I found it an entertaining fast read. It had many twists and turns in it. I liked reading about how Intelligent Agencies used carrier pigeons in WWI. It was interesting how you couldn't always tell whose side someone was on. Reading this book and other historical fiction books has helped me to enjoy history. I find myself researching the different things mentioned in the book.
Far Side of the Sea is the first book I've read of Kate Breslin's. It will not be the last one I read of hers. Although it is the second book it can be read as a stand-alone.
I am thankful to have received a copy of Far Side of the Sea from Bethany House in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review and received no monetary compensation.
Claudia
Mar 5, 2019
Many Twists and Turns
It wasn't until I read the Author's Notes that I realized that this was the second book in a series. So, it works really well as a stand-alone read. Set during the First World War, references are also made to the Irish Rebellion. What happens when a wounded British soldier falls in love with a woman who took up arms against the British as a young Irish rebel? Sometimes duty and love are like oil and water.
Lieutenant Colin Mabry is haunted by dreams of being trapped underground, the result of having been trapped in a tunnel collapse in which he lost one hand and all the fellow soldiers that had been in the tunnel with him. Now he served in Hastings decoding messages from the front. He never expected to receive a personal message, one that would have him headed to France to rescue the woman who had once rescued him.
Johanna Dougherty Reyer had lost her mother in the Irish Rebellion. Now she was in France seeking the father she had seen only once as a young child and the half-sister she had only recently learned about. Discovering her sister's diary at the family farm as well as the fact that she was in serious trouble, Johanna did the only thing she could think of, sending a coded message to the man who had pledged to come back for Jewel.
This book has many twists and turns. The reader will be challenged to decide which characters are truly on the side of the Allies, and which are not. Deception abounds. I recommend this book to fans of historical, romantic and suspense genres. I am grateful to have received a copy of Far Side of the Sea from Bethany House via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review and received no monetary compensation.
