The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin concludes the Sunrise at Normandy Series.  It can be read as a standalone story, but it is best enjoyed after having read the previous two books.  It is easier to understand the struggles and challenges after hearing about the conflicts from the perspective of all the brothers.

Sarah Sundin has a way of writing about difficult things that draws the reader into the lives of the characters.  The tale is filled with powerful emotional struggles and challenges.  Readers will feel the emotional anguish of Leah Jones and at the same time find her an incredibly strong character.

The story of Clay Paxton is another amazing saga of a person finding redemption and relief as he seeks for and grants forgiveness.  This World War II era book includes tense war scenes and beautiful romance.  Can’t wait to see what is next from Sarah Sundin!

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  None 

Violence/Gore:  A man attacks a man who has just raped a woman; the woman is stabbed and bleeding; a character recalls beating his brother up; several reports of bodies of women who have been raped and stabbed; multi-chapter scenes depicting D-Day, many descriptions of enemy fire, explosions, injuries with blood and some fatalities; a man tries to kill someone, but then he himself is shot and killed. 

Sex/Nudity:  Report of a character interrupting two characters engaged in sexual activity, no details; a man speculates that someone got a girl “knocked up;” a man rapes a woman – the scene is not described in detail, but it mentions the woman has torn clothing and the man is pulling up his pants; several references to illegitimate children.

Mature Subject Matter:

Racial prejudice, rape, adoption, illegitimate children, war, death.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

Several references to soldiers getting drunk and being hung over.