I almost felt like that was what I was seeing and it surprised me in a book from an author who is Christian. Something that’s common in today’s movies and TV shows is to portray men as being inferior to women. I felt like I was reading a story with a modern-day woman being put in the middle of a story in the 1930’s. She came across as judgmental and a know-it-all. Evelyn’s character was rather off-putting. Peter takes a fancy to Evelyn, though it’s not mutual, he is not easily deterred. He appreciates what he sees in Germany, the changes that have happened since 1932 with prosperity, no unemployment, seemingly secure and very orderly. Evelyn and Peter couldn’t be much different.

It’s there that Evelyn meets Peter Lang who is working on his Ph.D. Denied the opportunity to go where the action is at, Evelyn was sent to do a softball story about American students and their experiences at the University of Munich. Evelyn wants to expose the truth of what’s she’s seeing no matter whose toes she’s stepping on. She has a few strikes against her, she’s a woman, young, and will do whatever it takes to get a story. Unlike her earlier WWII novels, this story is not focused on characters in the military.Įvelyn Brand is an American correspondent for American News Service based in Munich, Germany in 1938. This story starts before the beginning of World War II. I love reading Sarah Sundin’s historical fiction novels and that’s why I was excited to read her newest book When Twilight Breaks.

When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin