Book Review
The Lines Between Us by Amy Lynn Green
In January, I had the privilege of reading Amy Lynn Green’s debut novel, Things We Didn’t Say, and I adored it! (You can see my review for that book here! Trust me. You don’t want to miss it either!)
Needless to say, this new novel The Lines Between Us was immediately placed on my most-anticipated reads of 2021 list. And, chances are, that won’t be the last list it hits either! Can anyone say top-ten favorite reads this year?
(Keep reading for my full thoughts!)
About The Lines Between Us:
(From the publisher): A WWII novel of courage and conviction, based on the true experience of the men who fought fires as conscientious objectors and the women who fought prejudice to serve in the Women’s Army Corps.
Since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gordon Hooper and his buddy Jack Armitage have stuck to their values as conscientious objectors. Much to their families’ and country’s chagrin, they volunteer as smokejumpers rather than enlisting, parachuting into and extinguishing raging wildfires in Oregon. But the number of winter blazes they’re called to seems suspiciously high, and when an accident leaves Jack badly injured, Gordon realizes the facts don’t add up.
A member of the Women’s Army Corps, Dorie Armitage has long been ashamed of her brother’s pacifism, but she’s shocked by news of his accident. Determined to find out why he was harmed, she arrives at the national forest under the guise of conducting an army report . . . and finds herself forced to work with Gordon. He believes it’s wrong to lie; she’s willing to do whatever it takes for justice to be done. As they search for clues, Gordon and Dorie must wrestle with their convictions about war and peace and decide what to do with the troubling secrets they discover.
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