When Twilight Breaks

by Sarah Sundin

Overview

Munich, 1938

Evelyn Brand is an American foreign correspondent determined to prove her worth in a male-dominated profession and to expose the growing tyranny in Nazi Germany. To do so, she must walk a thin line. If she offends the government, she could be expelled from the country—or worse. If she does not report truthfully, she'll betray the oppressed and fail to wake up the folks back home.

Peter Lang is an American graduate student working on his PhD in German. Disillusioned with the chaos in the world due to the Great Depression, he is impressed with the prosperity and order of German society. But when the brutality of the regime hits close, he discovers a far better way to use his contacts within the Nazi party—to feed information to the shrewd reporter he can't get off his mind.

As the world marches relentlessly toward war, Evelyn and Peter are on a collision course with destiny.

"Sundin's novels set the gold standard for historical war romance. Arguably her most brilliant and important work to date."—Booklist starred review

"Sundin is a must-buy. Her latest World War II tale positively crackles with tension."—Library Journal starred review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800736361
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	247,928
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Sarah Sundin is the bestselling author of several popular WWII series, including Sunrise at Normandy, Waves of Freedom, Wings of the Nightingale, and Wings of Glory. Her novels have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. The Sky Above Us received the Carol Award, her bestselling The Sea Before Us received the FHL Reader's Choice Award, and both Through Waters Deep and When Tides Turn were named on Booklist's "101 Best Romance Novels of the Last 10 Years." Sarah lives in Northern California. Visit www.sarahsundin.com for more information.

Editorial Reviews

12/07/2020

In this gripping inspirational, Sundin (Sunrise at Normandy) takes an affecting look at the rise of the Nazi Party and Jewish persecution in Germany through the eyes of an American journalist. In 1938 Munich, Evelyn Brand, a foreign correspondent with the American News Service, struggles in her male-dominated field and constantly challenges bureau chief George Norwood, who heavily edits her work. George asks his friend, Peter Lang, a PhD candidate teaching in Germany, to arrange benign interviews with his German college students. Peter believes Hitler has been good for the German people and its economy, a view devout Evelyn finds abhorrent. When Nazis begin attacking Jewish synagogues and Jewish businesses are boycotted, Peter’s outlook changes, as does his relationship with Evelyn. Using his contacts within the Nazi Party, Peter infiltrates meetings to gather information for Evelyn to report on. As they conspire to expose Hitler’s misdeeds, their lives are placed in jeopardy, and their plans to escape the country are thwarted. Sundin combines suspense and romance to great effect, leaving readers guessing the fate of Evelyn and Peter to the final pages. Inspirational fans who like high-octane action will enjoy this thrilling story. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

★ 12/01/2020

Evelyn Brand is trying desperately to break into the ranks of male-dominated international journalism and land a prime spot in Berlin before another world war breaks out. A sexist bureau chief keeps assigning her puff pieces in Munich, even though Brand is convinced there's a big story brewing. She is concerned about the way Jews are being treated in Germany and is determined to alert ordinary Americans to their plight. When she interviews an American living in Germany, Professor Peter Lang, he is convinced that 1930s Germany is well on the way to becoming a utopia, free from the lawlessness he observed a decade earlier. When Brand stirs up a hornet's nest, her passport is replaced with a Jewish one, branding her as subhuman to the Nazis—and Lang is the only person she trusts to help her escape. VERDICT Sundin (The Sky Above Us) is a must-buy for any Christian fiction collection, and her latest World War II tale positively crackles with tension. The characters struggle with changing sympathies while wrestling with the balance between freedom and order. Attentive readers may see parallels between the circumstances depicted in the book and the world today.—Christine Barth, Scott Cty. Lib. Syst., IA

Library Journal