The Melody of the Soul (Music of Hope, #1)

by Liz Tolsma

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This was rated 4.5 Stars

What a hauntingly beautiful book! Author Liz Tolsma wrote a touching, hopeful, thoughtful story about one of the worst times in the history of man. I don’t read many books about World War II. Especially ones that deal with Hitler and the treatment of the Jewish people. But I was intrigued by the blurb of this book and needed to give it a chance. I am so glad I did!

Horst is a Nazi officer who has been driven by the need to impress his father. Though he thinks about his mother and her influence and reaction to the things going on in the Reich, until he meets Anna and comes face to face personally with the plight of the Jews, he is unaffected.

Anna, a Christian Jew, has lost almost her entire family to the death camps. Left to care for her grandmother through the help of a friend of her brother, things are okay. Until she gets notice that they are now to report to be deported.

Patricie is a Christian and has been working with the Underground, helping hide Jews and provide for them with forged ration cards and papers. Until she gets the attention of a cruel Nazi officer who begins to follow her and force her to go on dates with him. To protect those she is hiding and those working with her, she quits the Underground.

Though the story is filled with intrigue, action and suspense, it is also a tender story of falling in love and the love of family. It is also the story of learning about God’s forgiveness and how it is unlimited – He forgives again and again and again.

This beautiful quote gives you an idea of the beautiful writing in the book:

The music rose from deep inside her, swelling in her chest, commanding her fingers to draw the bow across the strings. It lifted her from this place and this time, to a spot where beauty lived. Then she closed her eyes and coaxed the notes from her instrument. The world disappeared as the melody rose and fell, intense, passionate, breath-robbing.

This is the first line from the book:

Anna Zadokova held her mother’s tiny body close.

This review first appeared on AmongTheReads.net
I am grateful to Gilead Publishing for giving me a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.