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A review by lisaebetz
In the Shadow of Your Wings by J.P. Robinson
This is a book for readers who like stories told from multiple viewpoints.
World War One is unfolding. We see it from many angles: Boardrooms and the trenches. Male and female. Priveledged and poor. German and British. Strong believers and those who turned away from God.
I liked the fact that this book portrays the war from different worldviews, which of course means they see what's going on with vastly different attitudes. Together, these varied outlooks paint a fuller, more complex picture of the events.
But ultimately, this book isn't about the war being fought in Europe. WWI is the backdrop for the battles being fought in the characters' hearts. Heartbreak, guilt, unforgiveness, misunderstanding, lies, betrayals. These are the battles the book is really about. And through the story we see how these characters grow--either toward truth and hope or bitterness and hate.
World War One is unfolding. We see it from many angles: Boardrooms and the trenches. Male and female. Priveledged and poor. German and British. Strong believers and those who turned away from God.
I liked the fact that this book portrays the war from different worldviews, which of course means they see what's going on with vastly different attitudes. Together, these varied outlooks paint a fuller, more complex picture of the events.
But ultimately, this book isn't about the war being fought in Europe. WWI is the backdrop for the battles being fought in the characters' hearts. Heartbreak, guilt, unforgiveness, misunderstanding, lies, betrayals. These are the battles the book is really about. And through the story we see how these characters grow--either toward truth and hope or bitterness and hate.