By Lynn Austin
Dakota County Library, paperback, 408 pages
Genre: Christian and Jewish relationships, family, and some mystery
Set during WWII, this book covers a lot of ground for its main characters. Young Esther and Peter don’t want their father to join the military (and their mom died a year earlier when hit by a car). Penny offers to watch the children because she’s really in love with Eddie, their father, and hopes to get into his good graces. Mr. Mendel hasn’t prayed or been to synagogue since his wife was killed alongside Eddie’s wife. Throw in the anti-Jewish sentiment, Penny’s elderly and overprotective parents, and a half-dozen other threads, and this is a very good story. I especially liked Mr. Mendel’s relationship with the children and with God. His bitterness and anger turns soft – toward redemption and renewal. Beautiful.
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