CAPTURING HOPE is another beautifully written WW11 novel by ANGELA K COUCH in which, whilst we see the horrors inflicted on the Polish people and the Jews and the destruction of Poland by the Germans, we also see unconditional love and bravery which is heartwarming in such horrific circumstances.
Lady Nadezhka Roenne, or Nadia as she is called, is not impressed when she meets her father’s latest protege, American photographer David Reid, who arrives at a formal occasion at their baronial hall in a brown tweed jacket. She is very aware of her family’s nobility and looks down on him.
It is the 31st August, the day before Germany’s invasion of Poland. The place is attacked, Baron Roenne is shot and his dying wish is for David to see to it that his wife and daughter reach London safely. This leads to an adventure that will grip you from start to finish…….
David is full of guilt for something that happened to his cousin that his family still blames him for and is terrified of failing to keep Nadia safe. Nadia proves difficult to persuade and does not want to leave her dead father, the parent that she has always wanted to impress. Nadia wishes that she came from a loving family and her only idea of love and normal families is what she reads aboutin novels.
I like to see how how hope builds up in Nadia, whose name means hope, as she is influenced by David’s desperate prayers and his return to trust in God, and as they both learn to put others before themselves.
There is so much more to the story but I do not want to spoil things for you and will not tell you any more.
I cannot recommend this lovely and truly inspirational book highly enough.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Barbour Publishing. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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