IN PERFECT TIME by SARAH SUNDIN

IN PERFECT TIME Is the third book in SARAH SUNDIN's WINGS OF THE NIGHTINGALE series and is just as well worth reading as the first two. Although I always like to read books in sequence, the novel can be read on its own. The story takes place towards the end of the Second World War. The author paints a picture of the joys and struggles of the characters against a backdrop of horror, fear and pain.
When flight nurse Kay Jobson first takes an interest in Roger Cooper, the good looking pilot, she sees him as a challenge. She has just dropped one of her many boyfriends and doesn't see any reason why she can't put Roger into the empty slot! She is mortified by the fact that her flirting doesn't have the desired effect on this clean living Christian man.
In the beginning neither of them know the reasons behind the other's behaviour. Roger is attracted by Kay but is afraid of losing control of his emotions, having been pretty wild as a young man, even getting a girlfriend pregnant, with disastrous results. Kay, for all her flirting, doesn't let any man get past first base. She has been brought up by a strict preacher father, who never went further than the book of Job, which he interpreted in quite the wrong way. This has left Kay with a feeling of unworthiness. With her it is all about controlling the men who lust after her. Because she was never good enough for her father she feels that she can never be good enough for God. Roger's family, particularly his father, tend to ridicule him and keep telling him he will never amount to anything. Roger is led by the Lord to give his precious bible to Kay and he gently leads her into the truth of God's word as his friend Lou did for him.
Kay and Roger go through a lot together and their relationship is full of ups and downs. Roger is afraid of hurting Kay as he did his high school girlfriend and Kay feels he sees her as a tramp. Underneath it all they are very similar, both having a poor self image. It is interesting to see how they relate to one another as they allow the Lord to lead them. They each have a burning ambition - Roger to be a drummer and Kay to be chief nurse - and they try very hard to impress those they know can help them in these areas. Eventually they see the importance of letting go of the past and letting God have His perfect way in their lives and of accepting His forgiveness for all they have done wrong, whether real or imagined.
In this novel we are reminded of the Father's loving presence in His children's lives and of His redemptive power. We also see how He can turn things around for good and how His timing is always perfect. I can highly recommend this book. It is not only very exciting but it is full of biblical truth.


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