Until We Find Home

By Cathy Gohlke

Book Overview

For American Claire Stewart, joining the French Resistance sounded as romantic as the storylines she hopes will one day grace the novels she wants to write. But when she finds herself stranded on English shores, with five French Jewish children she smuggled across the channel before Nazis stormed Paris, reality feels more akin to fear.

With nowhere to go, Claire throws herself on the mercy of an estranged aunt, begging Lady Miranda Langford to take the children into her magnificent estate. Heavily weighted with grief of her own, Miranda reluctantly agrees . . . if Claire will stay to help. Though desperate to return to France and the man she loves, Claire has few options. But her tumultuous upbringing--spent in the refuge of novels with fictional friends--has ill-prepared her for the daily dramas of raising children, or for the way David Campbell, a fellow American boarder, challenges her notions of love. Nor could she foresee how the tentacles of war will invade their quiet haven, threatening all who have come to call Bluebell Wood home and risking the only family she's ever known.

Set in England's lush and storied Lake District in the early days of World War II, and featuring cameos from beloved literary icons Beatrix Potter and C. S. Lewis, Until We Find Home is an unforgettable portrait of life on the British home front, challenging us to remember that bravery and family come in many forms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496410963
• ISBN13: 9781496410962
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Tyndale Fiction
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A Heartwarming Story

Not exactly what I was expecting, this book nevertheless warmed my heart and brought tears my eyes. The only other Gohlke I've read before this was the tension-packed Saving Amelie, so coming into another WWII novel from the same author, I expected the characters to be thrown into action and edge-of-the-seat circumstances. Until We Find Home was a gentler read, and focused on a setting distanced from the action of war, but no less impacted by it. The message of this story was so powerful, and brought tear to my eyes twice. I love the author's ability to take me from disgust to sympathetic where her main characters are concerned, and this cast was definitely one I enjoyed getting to know. The romance was extremely light, and all the sweeter for finally blooming after hardship and low moments that became faith-builders. Will definitely read more from this author.