Land Beneath Us

I absolutely loved both Clay Paxton and Leah Jones. They are very strong characters who are extremely well developed. They each have deep doubts about their self worth but they are striving to live upstanding lives. Their interaction with each other throughout the book is marvelous. They are striving to help the other.

I was completely caught up in all of the wonderful historical details that are included in this story. That includes things from the home front as well as the training and battle on D-day.

I have truly come to trust the accuracy of the historical content in any book written by Sarah Sundin. I have read information on all of the research she does before writing one of her novels.

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THE LAND BENEATH US (Sunrise at Normandy Book #3) by Sarah Sundin is Compelling! I highly recommend this book and the entire series. This
book needs to be read in sequential order to fully appreciate and understand all of family dynamics that are mentioned and dealt with in this book.

This is Private Clay Paxton’s account of training with the US Army Rangers at Camp Forest, TN and follows his journey for more training in England and then on to France and his date with destiny at D-Day. Clay has a deep sense that God has a specific plan of sacrifice for him while he’s serving in the War. He is at complete peace as he heads off into battle. While in TN, he meets Leah Jones, who is working in the library at Camp Forest. Leah has not had an easy life but against all odds is taking advantage of all available opportunities to better herself. She is like a sponge, absorbing something from everyone and quickly to differentiate between good and bad. One thing she’s known about all her life is bullying. These two young people are brought together when Clay saves Leah’s life by rescuing her during a brutal sexual attack. There lives will be forever changed from that moment on.

Sundin is a consummate researcher as is evidenced in each of her books. Her detailed descriptions of people, places and things are exquisite! Sundin has the ability to make readers feel as though they are active participants in the story. We see the action, feel the pain, taste the salt from the tears running down our face, feel the emotional stress, feel the heartache, feel the fear as well as feel the love and feel the bliss. Sundin covers it all! Themes covered in THE LAND BENEATH US are: good v. evil, dysfunctional families, abandoned children, orphanages, war training, war, home front during the war, deep personal friendships that last a lifetime, faith that grows immeasurably and the discovery that LOVE NEVER FAILS.

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We meet Clay half white, half Indian, feeling he was unwanted, a dream after
seeing a poster to be a ranger. He also has the recurring dream of death.
Leah was raised in an orphanage, finding a job as a librarian, Which was a
blessing, since she was looking for a baby sister. Feeling like she was
unnoticed with her long braid, and clothes that fit like a potato sack on her
.This was a new life to raise above her beginnings in the orphanage
Clay became her savior when he rescued her and a man of honor, they have a marriage of convince, The War was on, and so apart, letter will bind them,
and one hopes love will come. They both have dreams,his is of death.
Good story of the hardships, separation of one’s during a war,
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion and Net Galley and the publisher.