Since all available men are fighting for the Allies overseas; Fannie O'Brien bears the weight of her Wisconsin family farm on her shoulders. Her mother enlists the only help she can - German Prisoners of War shipped to the Heartland from the front lines. Fannie cannot imagine working alongside men who might have been shooting at her brothers and killing her friends. Days of doing hard manual labor side by side, however, cause her to realize the gap between her and the prisoners isn't as wide as she thought.
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Since all available men are fighting for the Allies overseas; Fannie O'Brien bears the weight of her Wisconsin family farm on her shoulders. Her mother enlists the only help she can - German Prisoners of War shipped to the Heartland from the front lines. Fannie cannot imagine working alongside men who might have been shooting at her brothers and killing her friends. Days of doing hard manual labor side by side, however, cause her to realize the gap between her and the prisoners isn't as wide as she thought.
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Season of My Enemy by Naomi Musch takes us to Wisconsin in 1944. Farms are struggling to produce crops without the men to help them farm the land. We get to see how the O�Brien family manages with aid from German POWs at Camp Barron. I liked that we get to see an unfamiliar perspective on World War II. I thought Season of My Enemy was well-written with realistic characters. I thought Fannie O�Brien was a strong woman. She left teacher�s college to shoulder the farm responsibilities. Her two older brothers enlisted in the war and her father recently passed. That leaves Fannie along with her mother, younger brother Jerry (16), and her youngest sister, Patsy (13) to handle all the farm chores. The crops are needed to feed the soldiers plus the family needs the income. I liked the depictions of the various characters. I could understand how hard it was for the O�Brien�s to allow the German POWs on their farm especially with one brother being a prisoner of war in Germany. These men are their enemy, but they need them to bring in the crops. It had to have been a constant struggle. We also get to see the attitudes of men returning home from war. I liked that we also get to see things through the eyes of the POWs. It could not have been easy on them either. They were forced to fight by an evil man and now they are prisoners. They no longer have to fight, but they are far from home. Many of them are educated and not used to manual labor. I thought the author really captured the emotions and attitudes. I could tell the author did her research for this book. I appreciated the author�s note at the end. Despite the hardships and distressing aspects of war, we see God�s compassion and love. The author did a wonderful job at weaving Christian messages into the story. My favorite character was Patsy. She is a vibrant teenager who is clever and loves to read. I enjoyed her quest for knowledge and books. Discrimination, prejudice, war, faith, family, duty, forgiveness, and romance are a few of the themes in Season of My Enemy. I thought Season of My Enemy was an engaging story with a unique viewpoint. I look forward to reading more books by Naomi Musch. Season of My Enemy is a touching historical tale with a raging war, worker worries, a bitter brother, truck troubles, harvest hurries, alarming accidents, and a thrilling victory.
Claudia
Jun 2, 2022
A Great Read
The latest addition to Barbour Publishing's Heroines of WWII series has an interesting, seldom explored, storyline. Fannie O'Brien has temporarily quit attending the county normal school where she was working on earning her teacher's certificate in order to run the family farm after the death of her father and two of her brother's leaving to serve in the U.S. Military. Her younger brother, Jerry; her sister, Patsy; and their mother help as much as possible, but the farm work has become more than the four of them can handle. The story focuses on the changing relationships between the O'Brien family and the German Prisoners of War whom the army sends to work on their Wisconsin farm. The themes of racism and forgiveness are well developed in this story, themes that can be applied to current events in the United States.
Naomi Musch is a new-to-me author even though this is her sixteenth novel. I look forward to reading more of her books in the future as this one is quite well-written. I am grateful to have received a complimentary copy of Season of My Enemy from Barbour Publishing via NetGalley without obligation. All opinions expressed here are my own.
Tena Kay
May 20, 2022
Women thankful for "Rosie the Riveter"
5 stars, Women thankful for "Rosie the Riveter"
SEASON OF MY ENEMY (HEROINES OF WWII #6)
by Naomi Musch
The Heroines of World War 2 series from Barbour Publishing, feature ordinary women who were thrust into positions, because of the war and the lack of able-bodied men to help in the factories and on the home front. The women and girls were called up to step in and keep their farms going to keep the supply chains moving, and to keep morale positive, while the men were fighting for their lives and freedom overseas.
Fannie O'Brien's father has recently died, her two older brothers have gone overseas to fight in the war, and Fannie is left at home in Wisconsin to keep their large farm producing. There is a local canning factory nearby, which relies upon the O'Brien farm and many others, to produce canned foods that can be shipped all over the country. Fannie runs the family farm, along with her mother, and her younger siblings Jerry, and Patty.
There is a POW war camp not too distant from their farm, that allows prisoners of good standing to be hired out in teams to help do farm labor, with an American soldier to guard them. The prisoners are paid in scrip, so they aren't being made to work for free.
Fannie's mother decides to ask for a team of POW workers to help them bring in all of their crops. They receive the German equivalent of two officers and several privates. Most of the men are pleasant and hardworking, but some are filled with hate and racism.
This was a time in our United States' history, that when women were needed to step in and work outside of their homes, they were willing to do what they could to keep their families fed and keep the country running, much like "Rosie the Riveter." If women had been unwilling to work outside of their homes, our lives today could have been much more different. I know, as a woman, I wouldn't have liked being treated as "less than" because of being expected to stay home and take care of my family.
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