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About the Book: 

As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida van der Zee Martens escapes to London to wait out the Occupation. Separated from her three-year-old son, Theo, in the process, the young widow desperately searches for her little boy even as she works for an agency responsible for evacuating children to the countryside.

When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes.

The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.

My Review:

Sarah Sundin is the queen of WWII fiction. She is a master at exploring and uncovering different aspects of the Greatest Generation, and making a gripping story out of sometimes little-known history. 

Embers in the London Sky stars Hugh, a BBC radio correspondent, and Aleida, a Dutch evacuee who is searching for her missing son. Aleida's search for her little boy, Theo, is what much of the plot is cenetered around, and really brought to light the struggles of English parents during the Blitz and the agonizing choices they had to make. 

I loved both characters so much, and their fun banter made for an entertaining read. Sarah Sundin tends to stay away from the typical plot and character stereotypes that many authors fall into, and I love how multi-layered her characters are. 

I laughed, cried, and eagerly turned the pages to see what would happen next. Another brilliant novel from Sarah Sundin!