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Sarah SundinRevell / 2010 / Trade PaperbackOur Price$16.994.8 out of 5 stars for A Distant Melody, Wings of Glory Series #1. View reviews of this product. 45 Reviews
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BodunrinPort HarcourtAge: 35-44Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5A good BookJune 20, 2018BodunrinPort HarcourtAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 3Value: 3Meets Expectations: 3This review was written for A Distant Melody, Wings of Glory Series #1 - eBook.I liked that it was a clean read, with strong christian ethics. However it was a bit boring in some places because the relationship was a long distance one. Communication was mostly by letter writing, which gave room for misunderstanding. Yet i liked the way the author twisted the misunderstandings. Not every author can handle old-fashioned courtship with intrigue.
I didn't like that Walt was made out to look like a wimp in some places, but i loved his integrity.
I liked that Allie stood up to her parents eventually and refused to be forced into a forced and arranged marriage with a man she didn't love. -
Lisa4 Stars Out Of 5May 25, 2010LisaI enjoy historical romance and until now have not read anything with a WWII setting. I loved this book. Sarah Sundin set the book up well. The characters were well written and the plot simple but true. Well researched. I look forward to her next book.. Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
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Angela4 Stars Out Of 5April 19, 2010AngelaWhen I first got the book for A Distant Melody, I wasnt really looking forward to reading it. I just wasnt in the mood for a historical romance. Then I opened the book and read the first page. Thats all it took for me to get totally engrossed in Sarah Sundins first release.My own parents met , fell in love, and married during WWII, and I found myself wondering how they would have reacted to the situations Allie and Walter found themselves in. I felt the emotions when they had their differences, I felt the fear when Allie didnt hear from Walter in so long.Sarah Sundins A Distant Melody is a good read that does come off preachy at times, but is still a very enjoyable time. She takes you back in history, weaving words to form a nice snuggly scarf to wrap yourself up in. I look forward to Sarahs next book.
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TrenchMommyUSAAge: 25-34Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5March 28, 2010TrenchMommyUSAAge: 25-34Gender: femaleA Distant Melody is one of the best fiction books I have read recently. It is a beautiful love story with several spiritual lessons sweetly woven in the tender and twisting storyline. I enjoyed the historical setting with a glimpse into the life of a fly-boy and the depiction of the time period without compromising the quality of the book. The characters were portrayed with believable emotion and interaction and I quickly found myself relating to them and feeling like I knew them. This sweet story is 415 pages of friendship, love, failure, and forgiveness. Anyone, adult to middle teen, would enjoy this first book in a new series by Sarah Sundin.
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daischopChattanooga, TNAge: 35-44Gender: female2 Stars Out Of 5Reminds me of Grace Livingston Hill's writingDecember 21, 2018daischopChattanooga, TNAge: 35-44Gender: femaleI will have to admit, the cover of the book is what drew me into selecting this book to read. That in addition to the cover story, it promised to draw me in. And it did, for the first few chapters.
The woman on the cover seems strong and determined, but the girl in the book is a mismatch of what I hoped to read about. She has a fianc she doesn't want, who she is engaged to marry because that is what her family wishes. Yet, she has this pilot she has met who has captured her interest.
So within the pages we have the story of the two of them flying back and forth. I was hoping more of a focus on Allie, but instead we had it also on Walt. Both characters just seemed too "good". I wanted to like them, but instead I found myself flipping as fast I as I could through the chapters to see how it ended.
It ended okay, although I think I just yearned for more depth in the book and less of a preaching aspect. Which can be done. This read more like a Grace Livingston Hill book.
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