CHRISTIAN FICTION

From the Valley We Rise

by Elizabeth Musser
Bethany House. Jun. 2025. 400p. ISBN 9780764243493. pap. $18.99. CF
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What do an American Protestant missionary, a quiet French Catholic girl, a U.S. Army chaplain, a young farm boy, and a grieving Jewish girl all have in common? They have all decided that opposing the Nazi regime in Europe is more important than their own personal safety. The large cast of characters in Musser’s (By Way of the Moonlight) World War II novel are counting down the hours to the second D-Day on the southern coast of France and awaiting the salvation the Allies will bring, even as they worry that a traitor in their midst may destroy their network that conceals and protects Jewish children all over the French countryside. Musser explores deep spiritual themes, like the interconnectedness of humanity and continuing to do the right thing even as faith in God and humanity starts to falter.
VERDICT Readers who enjoy nuanced French Resistance stories such as Sarah Sundin’s Until Leaves Fall in Paris and Pam Jenoff’s The Lost Girls of Paris will appreciate this novel and root for victory for its motley crew of ordinary people who become heroes during a terrible time in history.
Reviewed by Christine Barth , May 01, 2025
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