Current read: Zion Chronicles by Bodie Thoen...a series

I picked up at the church garage sale last week. Starting book 2, set in Prague.

Pre WWII Germany/Austria/Czechoslovakia, Hitler, refugees, underground, resistance, etc.

Good read. Moves fast, likable characters and horrid villians. The 2 main characters are driving me crazy in the way they are handling their PERSONAL lives (i.e. when are they EVER going to admit they really love each other), but the depiction of Austria at the time of HItler's takeover is stark, detailed and frightening.

It has been a while since I read a book in this genre...I have been immersed in epic fantasy lit, light detective fiction, and thriller fiction(like Jeffrey Deaver, Dan Brown, etc.) for quite some time. After seeing "V for Vendetta" last weekend, I decided it was time to revisit the Europe of the 1930's and 40's.

I just have to go there every so often, to remind myself of how easily a nation and its citizens can lose their souls, and to also be reminded of the heroism of those who resist.

I have to think about my mom, as she would have absolutely loved these books. She so often told me that what happened in Germany could happen anywhere, and she read in this genre of fiction often..she called them "good Jew Books" and many times I would visit her and she would hand me a book to read (usually very thick ) and tell me "you MUST read this..it is a good Jew book, my favorite kind". She considered them important reading, whether classified as great literature or popular fiction.

These books may be technically classified as "Christian Literature" due to the deep faith evidenced by the main characters but definitely NOT preachy. Fiction depicting faith can be written without going off the deep end!