For Such a Time

Name: For Such a Time
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Kate Breslin
ISBN: 9781494587802

Author: Kate Breslin

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 13 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/29/2015

Categories: Fiction, Christian Fiction

Synopsis

In 1944, blonde and blue-eyed Jewess Hadassah Benjamin feels abandoned by God when she is saved from a firing squad only to be handed over to a new enemy. Pressed into service by SS Kommandant Colonel Aric von Schmidt at the transit camp of Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia, she is able to hide behind the false identity of Stella Muller. However, in order to survive and maintain her cover as Aric's secretary, she is forced to stand by as her own people are sent to Auschwitz.

Suspecting that her employer is a man of hidden depths and sympathies, Stella cautiously appeals to him on behalf of those in the camp. Aric's compassion gives her hope, and she finds herself battling a growing attraction for this man she knows she should despise as an enemy.

Stella pours herself into her efforts to keep even some of the camp's prisoners safe, but she risks the revelation of her true identity with every attempt. When her bravery brings her to the point of the ultimate sacrifice, she has only her faith to lean upon. Perhaps God has placed her there for such a time as this, but how can she save her people when she is unable to save herself?

About Kate Breslin

A Florida girl and former bookseller, Kate Breslin migrated to the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her guitarist husband and a persnickety cat. An award-winning poet and the author of several travel articles, Kate received Christian Retailing's 2015 Best Award for first-time author, and her debut novel, For Such a Time, is a Christy, RITA, and Carol Award finalist.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roseanna on August 15, 2015

If the beautiful story of Esther had taken place during WWII instead of the days of Persia, it may have looked like this. Breslin tells a tale of a young Jewish woman singled out of a concentration camp when her inner strength and promise of beauty captures the attention of a Nazi officer. He whisks......more

Goodreads review by Regina on March 19, 2014

When Stella is unexpectedly snatched from a concentration camp she fears the worst. Why would a SS Kommandant move her to his private residence? There’s no answer that she can live with. Aric von Schmidt, a decorated soldier, knows how to set his opinions and emotions aside for the glory of the Fath......more

Goodreads review by Emma on March 31, 2014

Ooh, brother. So I picked this one up thinking it was a straightforward historical. And the concept really intrigued me. Esther's story has always been my favourite and I could see how applying that conceit to WWII could be interesting IF treated really delicately and thoughtfully, so heck, why not?......more

Goodreads review by Casey on April 22, 2014

Possibly my best discovery yet this year in a debut historical novel, “For Such a Time” is a moving work of fiction. There is a romantic tension in this book that is so tightly woven throughout the story that I held my breath and only the pounding of my heart reminded me I was alive and reading. Stel......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on January 26, 2015

For Such a Time is an impressive debut. As soon as I saw the premise, I wanted to read it. I was drawn to the idea of a Jewish woman and a Nazi officer in love and wondered if the author would be able to pull off such an unlikely pairing believably. The answer is yes! The story begins with a young J......more