Season of My Enemy
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Get Your Farm in the Fight” - The Realities of WWII Come to a Wisconsin Farm
Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.
Only last year, Fannie O’Brien was considered a beauty with a brain, and her future shone bright, despite the war pounding Europe. With her father’s sudden death and her brothers overseas, Fannie must now do the work of three men on their 200-acre farm—until eight German prisoners arrive and, just as Fannie feared, trouble comes too. Someone seems intent on causing “accidents,” and Fannie is certain the culprit is one of the two handsome older Germans—or possibly both. Can she manage the farm, keep the prisoners in line, and hold her family together through these turbulent times?
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In this misfiring installment in the Heroines of WWII series, Musch (Song for the Hunter) follows a young woman willing to do whatever it takes to keep her family's farm afloat—including working with German prisoners of war. Fannie O'Brien has taken over her family's Wisconsin farm following the death of her father. But the work proves too much for Fannie and her teenage siblings, so at the behest of her mother, Fannie contracts German POWs from a nearby prison camp to help out. Though initially resistant to the idea, Fannie comes to appreciate the Germans' hard work. She catches the eye of the God-fearing Capt. Wolfgang Kloninger, who she's drawn to in spite of herself. Then, after a fire damages the crops and a gun goes missing, Fannie must decide which of the Germans can be trusted. Musch stretches credulity with her rose-colored portrayal of the German POWs, who are "glad their part in the war is over" and conveniently "had not committed the atrocities of war." Readers will struggle to believe this simplistic depiction of homefront life during WWII.
Customer Reviews
Interesting history
We have to let that be our flame - the flame to keep going in spite of the war.
It was interesting to learn that many farms in the USA used German POWs to work their fields and harvest the crops. After all, with most of the young men and many of the fathers seeking victory in Europe or the Pacific theater, there were no workers to plant and gather except the women and children. The food was obviously needed at home and also on the frontlines.
How was one to know who could be trusted and who they should be wary of? This dilemma faced Fannie and her young brother, Jerry, the only ones left on the farm in Wisconsin besides their mother and young sister. With a great deal of detail, the author shows us what was involved in this venture and how easily it could have turned out differently if the workers had nefarious ideas. Another chance to learn about the Heroines of WWII, this story brings history to life.
An early copy was received through Barbour Publishing, CelebrateLit and NetGalley. These thoughts and impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.