Remember the Lilies #bookreview

 

 

About the book: Remember the Lilies (Thomas Nelson, February 2015)

Can Irene and Rand stave off starvation until the American troops bring freedom?

Interred by the Japanese, missionary Irene Reynolds comes across a mysterious note while working at the censor’s office. She memorizes the parts she must black out and delivers it to wealthy nightclub owner Rand Sterling. Before she knows what’s happening, she’s drawn into a web of secrets and danger.

Rand Sterling wants nothing more than to reopen his nightclubs once the war ends. But slimy Frank Covey wants his hand in the till—and has news that could threaten Rand’s reputation if it became public. More importantly, beautiful and intriguing Irene Reynolds cannot discover this information if he expects to persuade her to become his wife.
When Irene is attacked by a sinister Japanese guard and their secrets are exposed, they must learn the true meaning of forgiveness—if they can stave off starvation until the American troops bring freedom.

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About the author: 

New York Times best-selling author Liz Tolsma is the author of Daisies are Forever,  Snow on the Tulips, and the contributing author of A Log Cabin Christmas. When not busy putting words to paper, Liz enjoys reading, walking, working in her large perennial garden, kayaking, and camping. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and children, all adopted internationally.

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My thoughts:  

 

This book intrigued me because I really enjoy WWII era books and the research that goes into them.  It is one of the great wars of history that I do reenact and do like to research.  And of course, if you’ve read some of my book reviews you know I like the ones with mystery  and danger!  Race against time and see if they can survive until the Americans make it or not.  I do have to say that I don’t know a lot about this side of the war.  I haven’t ever really researched anything about Japanese during the war and since our missionary main character was captured by them it’s not the American or even the British side of the war that we’re seeing.  It’s what happened in Japan.  

 

I have to say that this book did not read as a fast paced piece of suspense fiction but more like a novel that moves along but not in a neck breaking I’m going to die time frame.  It is a wonderful read.  The characters are well developed and you truly do get a feel for them.  Some are unscrupulous and you want to help plot against them and then others you want to rescue and make sure they never face hardship again.  A very good read that I recommend to all!