1. On Distant Shores, Wings of the Nightingale Series #2
    Sarah Sundin
    Revell / 2013 / Trade Paperback
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  1. VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    WWII, Pharmacists, Flight Nurses and Romance
    August 24, 2013
    VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Sarah Sundin in her new book, "On Distant Shores" Book Two in the Wings of the Nightingale series published by Revell takes us into the lives of Georgiana Taylor and John Hutchinson.

    From the back cover: Caught between the war raging around them and the battles within, two souls long for peace—and a love that remains true.

    Lt. Georgiana Taylor has everything she could want. A boyfriend back home, a loving family, and a challenging job as a flight nurse. But in July 1943, Georgie's cozy life gets more complicated when she meets pharmacist Sgt. John Hutchinson.

    Hutch resents the lack of respect he gets as a noncommissioned serviceman and hates how the war keeps him from his fiancée. While Georgie and Hutch share a love of the starry night skies over Sicily, their lives back home are falling apart. Can they weather the hurt and betrayal? Or will the pressures of war destroy the fragile connection they've made?

    With her signature attention to detail and her talent for bringing characters together, Sarah Sundin weaves an exciting tale of emotion, action, and romance that will leave you wanting more.

    I enjoy stories about World War II. It was a tragic time yet there was always hope as well. Into this era Ms. Sundin has given us a new appreciation for pharmacists and flight nurses! I never knew that these men and women had such critical roles. I like history and, even though she won't admit it, I think Sarah Sundin is secretly a historian. It is her attention to details that help draw you into the story as well, of course, as her marvelous characters. Ms. Sundin makes you feel as though you are there in every battle, experiencing every life threatening moment and feeling intense relief when it is finished. Back to the characters, both Georgiana Taylor and John Hutchinson are presented in such a real manner that you feel as though they are friends of yours and when the book eventually ends you are sorry to see them go. "On Distant Shores" is an exciting book. However, as exciting as the story is the romance between Georgiana and John takes top priority as each of them deals with their individual issues. "On Distant Shores" deals with themes of forgiveness and restoration as only God can produce. Ms. Sundin has done it again and I recommend this book highly. I am so looking forward to book three in this series.

    If you missed the interview for "A Distant Melody" or "A Memory Between Us" books one and two in a previous series and would like to listen to them and/or interviews with other authors and professionals please go to Kingdom Highlights where they are available On Demand.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  2. Author Rachael
    Indiana
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Sundin's newest book an excellent WWII read!
    August 20, 2013
    Author Rachael
    Indiana
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Civil War era fiction used to be my favorite historical romance reading, but Sarah Sundin has changed that with her potent, tender World War II series. Her latest offering, On Distant Shores, Book Two of the Wings of the Nightingale series, only adds to my addiction.

    The life-or-death demands of wartime crises overwhelm a caring flight nurse, Georgiana Taylor. Georgie meets a dedicated pharmacist, Sergeant John Hutchinson, and they struggle with mutual attraction, as they are engaged to other people. Hutch resents the Army's refusal to recognize him and his colleagues as officers. The fact that Georgie is a lieutenant keeps them apart and rankles in Hutch's soul. With excruciating wartime challenges, as well as romantic complications, will Georgie and Hutch find themselves on shores so distant from each other that their love never has a chance?

    As in her Wings of Glory series, Sundin's attention to historical detail shines in On Distant Shores. Her expertise as a practicing pharmacist opens a window for readers into a world largely unexplored by World War II fiction.

    Regular readers of Sundin's writing will especially appreciate the vivid contrast between Georgie's friendly Southern-belle personality and that of Lieutenant Mellie Blake, the efficient heroine of Book One, With Every Letter, whose biggest challenge was her inability to connect with fellow nurses and commanding officers. In On Distant Shores, Sundin weaves the two stories together skillfully, giving readers a double treat.

    Revell Publishing kindly provided me with a copy of this book for evaluation purposes, but the company did not provide this review, which is entirely my own.
  3. An Old Fashioned Girl
    Minnesota
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Solid plot, solid message
    August 19, 2013
    An Old Fashioned Girl
    Minnesota
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    The second novel of Sarah Sundin's "Wings of the Nightingale" series, "On Distant Shores," focuses on flight nurse Lieutenant Georgianna Taylor and pharmacist Sergeant John Hutchinson. Since both have a fiancé back in the States while many friends are pairing up, they form a friendship in Italy while trying to remain true to their loves back home, in spite of the fact that as an officer and an enlisted man, they should not be fraternizing. Even after months of practice in Africa before the invasion of Sicily and Italy, Georgie still isn't sure she has what it takes to be a flight nurse - she only joined for the sake of her best friend who wanted to be one. Hutch enlisted in the army so that he could use his pharmacy degree rather than taking an officer position where he couldn't - pharmacists, unlike doctors, could not practice as an officer, as there was no Pharmacy Corps yet - but his striving to be respected as a pharmacist festers in bitterness the longer he must wait to see results.

    While Georgie is a very loving and caring person, as the baby of the family, she has never really had to make decisions, since there are always people willing to make them for her - which is basically how she ended up a flight nurse anyway. While her family, fiancé, and friends want what is best for her, they never really let her decide for herself what is best. Hutch challenges her to look to God and make decisions based on what He wants, not what all the other people in her life want. God gives us wise and godly people in our lives to help hold us accountable, but we cannot rely on them to make decisions for us - God gave us free will for a purpose.

    While Hutch was following God's will when he enlisted so that he could practice pharmacy and be an example for the nation on why trained pharmacists are needed as officers, he loses sight of God in the process and becomes obsessed with the desire for respect. He has a degree, so he deserves to be respected; he holds the life of any man receiving medication in his hands, so he deserves respect. However, he fails to respect his officers, his men, and even his friends, and in the process, he loses their respect also. It is so easy to lose sight of God in the process of following His will - the moment the goal becomes more important than God is the moment things start to go wrong.

    My one complaint about this novel is that in his pursuit of being chosen as a Pharmacy Corps officer, Hutch becomes unbearably grouchy, and it is really hard to like someone with a continuously bad attitude. Otherwise I enjoyed getting to know the characters better after their introduction in "With Every Letter," though there were some tough spots to get through. I cried so much during it - war involves death, and no one involved can be immune to the heartache. The message is, as usual, strong and relevant, the history fascinating, and the plot well-written. 5 out of 5 stars
  4. Mary Tatem
    Virginia
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Mary Tatem
    August 16, 2013
    Mary Tatem
    Virginia
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Overseas dangers and conflicts during World War 11 complicate the lives of young flight nurses and challenge the pharmacies that try to meet the needs of the wounded in Sarah Sundin's novel, On Distant Shores. The reader can't turn the pages fast enough to see how characters serving on foreign soil manage the crush of expectations and hopes for romance in a world turned upside down. Sarah leads her readers into amazing adventures which demand questioning the status quo and opening up to new directions.
  5. lcjohnson1988
    Indiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    August 15, 2013
    lcjohnson1988
    Indiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Title: On Distant Shores (Wings of the Nightingale Book 2)

    Awesome! I just finished reading the second novel in Sarah Sundin's Wings of the Nightingale Series. The characters' stories begin in the first book titled, With Every Letter. One characteristic of historical novels that I so appreciate is the research done that brings authenticity as well as new knowledge to me. The more I read I realize so much happens at a single moment we just aren't capable of being aware of it as being God, especially in today's society where so much is instant and electronic. We seem to have lost some appreciation as to what has happened before this time in history. When authors undertake to search out historical nuggets then weave a tale around it, we can all enjoy their true labor of love they serve for our enjoyment.

    In this series, the author takes us back to World War 2, highlighting the way nurses had to be trained and began being used on flights involving patients. Also brought forth is the way pharmacists were viewed at that particular time in history in the theatre of war. What makes the reading so spellbinding is the way characters are presented with such realism such as how they struggle with their faith in various situations or loss on the front lines.

    I cannot imagine how hard it was for relationships during this timeframe to begin, bloom and grow when death as well as danger sat so closely every moment. How about having a loved one at the front lines with letters taking so long to catch up to the recipient, if it ever did, since there was so much movement of troops. Today people have a multitude of ways to communicate long distances quickly and for the most part without having to wait to receive a response.

    The servicemen and women in the novel have to face their fears or lives, including their own, can be lost. Plus add the many children who became orphans some with physical, emotional and mental challenges. Once you finish reading this novel, I believe you will, like me, be reminded to thank prior service men and women for their great sacrifice in more ways then we will ever know.

    Sarah Sundin depicts themes such as faith, fears, love, redemption, and realizing where our true fulfillment comes from, God and God alone. You will travel all over Europe on many fronts; pictures of action with adventure are painted vividly along with places most likely seen by many in the war. Plus a challenge lies in the pages too and as for what that challenge is you'll need to read the book!
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