Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
Tyndale, 2017
I was immediately interested in the story when I read it involved World War II and an old man who had searched for his best friend for seventy years. The loyalty and long-suffering of a man who has searched that long spoke volumes to me.
In present day, we follow Quenby Vaughn, the journalist Daniel Knight has hired to find his friend. What intrigued me about Quenby was her inquisitive nature; she does not give up the search for answers because she is passionate about story. But her strength in searching for those answers doubles as a defense mechanism: if she’s the one asking questions, no one will ask questions about her own past.
Daniel last remembers Brigitte as a ten-year-old child. After they are separated, Brigitte goes on to live with people who manipulate her to do things she does not want to be involved in. She is smart and resilient, and I was rooting for her to get away and find Dietmar. Brigette learns to adapt to her surroundings in order to survive, and I was curious to see what happened to her.
My one complaint was a twist towards the end that wrapped one aspect of the novel in too neat of a bow. I don’t want to say anything more, but I just found it unnecessary to complete the loose ends in the way it was done.
If you enjoy reading dual-time novels or about World War II, I think you will enjoy this book.
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.*
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