The Land Beneath Us (Sunrise at Normandy Book #3)

The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin is the final installment in Sunrise at Normandy series. It can be read on its own, but, if you want to get the full experience of the brothers’ saga, I recommend reading them in order. I thought The Land Beneath Us was well-written with developed characters. I enjoy Sarah Sundin’s word imagery which brings the scenes alive. The author creates such strong characters. Leah Jones has had a rough life. Her parents died when she was a small child. At the orphanage, Leah was separated from her baby sisters. She then endured horrible adoptive parents who felt Leah’s Greek heritage was disdainful. They took away her heritage and her real name. Just when things are turning around for Leah, she is violently assaulted. It takes a strong woman to overcome so much tragedy. Leah has such a tender and caring heart. I love how she enjoyed books. Leah is an avid reader like me. I admit that I wanted to shake Clay at times. His dream confounded me, but Clay is a man of strong convictions. I enjoyed reading this engaging story as well as the whole series. The author did her research for this trilogy. She captured the U.S. Army Ranger training as well as D-Day. Sarah Sundin portrayed the time period beautifully. My favorite line from The Land Beneath Us is, “Since the Lord knows everything, I reckon that makes Him the ultimate library.” The epilogue was a delight and wrapped up the series perfectly. The Land Beneath Us is a captivating historical tale with a death dream, a terrible tragedy, battling brothers, a library lover, and a raging war.

This book has been a great joy. I especially loved the strength of their faith. People often view a loving, giving, kind character as weak, but this books proves it wrong. Leah is everything good and real, and she's real strong. Clay too