The Sound of Light: A Novel

by Sarah Sundin

Overview

"Sundin shines in her newest novel. Her craft is inimitable, and her literary finesse radiates from every page."—Booklist starred review

When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden.

American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research—her life's dream. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement's legendary Havmand—the merman—and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide.

When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech . . . or in silence. Bestselling author of more than a dozen WWII novels, Sarah Sundin offers pens another story of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances with faith, fortitude, and hope for a brighter future.


"Sundin grounds this suspenseful tale in rich historical detail."—Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798885787673
Publisher:	Gale, A Cengage Company
Publication date:	04/26/2023
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	664
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sarah Sundin is the bestselling author of When Twilight Breaks, Until Leaves Fall in Paris, and the popular WWII series Sunrise at Normandy, among others. She is a Christy Award finalist and a Carol Award winner, and her novels have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly, and have appeared on Booklist's "101 Best Romance Novels of the Last 10 Years." Sarah lives in California. Visit www.sarahsundin.com for more information.

Editorial Reviews

01/02/2023

Sundin (Until Leaves Fall in Paris) delivers a WWII romance about ordinary people who summon extraordinary courage in times of crisis. In 1940 Copenhagen, former Olympic rower Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt is at loose ends: nearly 30 and still a bachelor, he’s a disappointment to his aristocrat father and dissatisfied with himself. When the Nazis invade, Henrik, eager to “help someone other than himself for a change,” volunteers to row vital intel across the Sound to Allied forces in Sweden. The narrative flips ahead to a 1943 Copenhagen boardinghouse, where Henrik, under an alias, rooms with ambitious physicist Elsebeth and Jewish mathematician Laila. Else and Laila help publish a resistance paper, while Henrik works in the shipyard, and neither woman know his true identity. Henrik and Else become close, and after the Nazis institute martial law, the three friends attempt to help Danish Jews flee—but it’s unclear whether Else and Henrik will escape before the Gestapo find them. Sundin grounds this suspenseful tale in rich historical detail, weaving throughout probing questions of faith as characters struggle to behave in moral, godly ways, especially when it entails risking one’s life for a stranger. The author’s fans will find all the intrigue and depth they expect. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly