Mists over the Channel Islands
A Novel of World War II
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Publisher Description
Behind enemy lines, adversary and ally become impossible to distinguish.
The German invasion of the British Channel Islands shatters Dr. Ivy Picot's peaceful world, forcing her to shoulder the weight of her father's medical practice and hold together a family unraveling under the strain of war. As conditions worsen in Jersey with the arrival of thousands of forced laborers, Ivy's quiet allegiance to the Allies compels her to risk everything by providing medical aid to escaped workers--even as danger closes in.
Dutch engineer and resistance member Gerrit van der Zee volunteers to build fortifications for the Germans so he can secretly send maps and diagrams to the Allies. On his arrival in the Channel Islands, he crosses paths with Ivy, who shows him contempt for the uniform he wears. As tensions mount and their missions grow increasingly dangerous, Ivy and Gerrit must confront the cost of courage, the meaning of sacrifice, and whether love can survive in the shadow of war. Will their covert efforts turn the tide--or will they pay the ultimate price for defiance?
Renowned WWII fiction author Sarah Sundin crafts a compelling historical romance featuring enemies-to-lovers, wartime resistance, and medical intrigue--a tale of loyalty, resilience, and courage when love and duty collide.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sundin follows up Midnight on the Scottish Shore with another riveting WWII romance. With her father serving as a medic on the Allied front lines, Ivy Picot manages the family's medical practice on the German-occupied Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy alongside her older sister Fern and younger brother Charlie. When Ivy first lays eyes on Gerrit van der Zee at church, she's convinced she's meant to spend her life with him—until she notices his German uniform. What she doesn't know is that Gerrit's an undercover member of the Dutch resistance who smuggles Nazi maps to Allied forces. Gradually, Ivy comes to recognize Gerrit's goodness, especially after he procures much-needed insulin for her patients. Still, tensions run high between the pair and at the medical practice as Ivy covertly treats patients who've escaped from German prisons on the islands. Things reach a boiling point when Fern starts dating a German soldier—a betrayal that threatens the success of the medical practice and may cost Ivy, Charlie, and Gerrit their lives. Sundin's fast-moving plot is enriched by Ivy and Gerrit's poignant struggles to reconcile their faith with the chaos unfolding around them. Fans of clean historical fiction won't want to put this down.
