Beyond the Shadow of War, Diane Moody
Beyond the Shadow of War, Diane Moody
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Beyond the Shadow of War

Author: Diane Moody

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/05/2016


Synopsis

When the war finally ended in May of 1945, Lieutenant Danny McClain made good on his promise to come back for Anya in Holland. He expected her to put up a fight, but instead found her exhausted and utterly broken. Maybe it was unfair, asking her to marry him when she was so vulnerable. But this much he knew: he would spend a lifetime helping to make her whole again.

The war had taken everything from Anya—her family, her friends, her home, her faith. She clung to the walls she'd fortressed around her heart, but what future did she have apart from Danny? At least she wouldn't be alone anymore.

Or so she thought. When the American troops demobilize, Danny is sent home, forced to leave Anya behind in England. There she must wait with the other 70,000 war brides for passage to America. As England picks up the pieces of war's debris in the months that follow, Anya shares a flat with three other war brides in London and rediscovers the healing bond of friendships.

Once again, Danny and Anya find themselves oceans apart, their marriage confined to little more than the handwritten pages of their letters while wondering if the shadow of war will ever diminish.

About Diane Moody

Born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, Diane Moody is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. She lives with her husband, Ken, in the rolling hills just outside of Nashville. They are the proud parents of two grown and extraordinary children, Hannah and Ben. To date, Diane has penned more than a dozen books with several more projects vying for her attention. She and her husband, who writes as McMillian Moody, founded OBT Bookz in 2011. When she's not reading or writing, Diane enjoys an eclectic taste in music and movies, great coffee, and the company of good friends.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Larry on January 18, 2023

This book comes as close to a book, where nothing happens as any that I can recall reading. There are a couple of what appeared to be major incidence, which are ultimately somewhat glossed over. The author seems to specialize in making you think something big has happened and then gradually letting......more

Goodreads review by Kim on October 17, 2021

If you like history, you will really enjoy this book. Not only a great story, but I learned so much about war brides, the Cubs, the Red Cross, etc. The author loves the details. I bought the series for my parents and they are enjoying reading them out loud to each other.......more

Goodreads review by Fergie on October 06, 2019

** 4 1/2 stars ** I am officially a Diane Moody fan. I love the characters she created for her trilogy of WWII historical fiction novels. Dutch Resistance fighter, Anya, and her flyboy American husband, Danny, survived the war that was the focus of Moody's first book in the series...OF WINDMILLS AND......more

Goodreads review by Piyushi on January 23, 2018

Frankly, a disappointment after reading Windmills & War. While that book never lost its pace, this one, Beyond the Shadow of War, keeps going off the point. One does want to know what happens to Danny and Anya after the first book ends, and this book does start by going into the entire historical ch......more

Goodreads review by Jolanthe on June 01, 2020

Second installment in the trilogy. Can be read alone, but honestly there is so much important back story that it wouldn’t be near as impactful without reading the first. While at times it feels like the author adds in unnecessary details/text, I will admit that this book actually made me tear up in......more