While We're Far Apart
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While We're Far Apart  -     By: Lynn Austin

While We're Far Apart

Bethany House / 2010 / Paperback

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While awaiting WWII's end, 12-year-old Esther Shaffer blames God for all her losses---including her mom's death and her father's choice to join the army. Meanwhile, her Jewish landlord grieves the passing of his wife---only to be accused of burning down his synagogue. Together, will these Brooklyn neighbors discover God's love---even when he's silent? 400 pages, softcover from Bethany.

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Title: While We're Far Apart
By: Lynn Austin
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 400
Vendor: Bethany House
Publication Date: 2010
Dimensions: 8.38 X 5.50 (inches)
Weight: 15 ounces
ISBN: 0764204971
ISBN-13: 9780764204975
Stock No: WW204970

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In an unassuming apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, three lives intersect as the reality of war invades each aspect of their lives. Young Esther is heartbroken when her father decides to enlist in the army shortly after the death of her mother. Penny Goodrich has been in love with Eddie Shaffer for as long as she can remember; now that Eddie's wife is dead, Penny feels she has been given a second chance and offers to care for his children in the hope that he will finally notice her and marry her after the war. And elderly Mr. Mendel, the landlord, waits for the war to end to hear what has happened to his son trapped in war-torn Hungary.

But during the long, endless wait for victory overseas, life on the home front will go from bad to worse. Yet these characters will find themselves growing and changing in ways they never expected--and ultimately discovering truths about God's love...even when He is silent.

Author Bio

Lynn Austin, a former teacher who now writes and speaks full time, has won five Christy Awards for her historical fiction. One of those novels, Hidden Places, has also been made into a Hallmark Channel movie. Lynn and her husband have raised three children and make their home near Chicago, Illinois.

Publisher's Weekly

Austin loves to blend storytelling and interesting history, with her newest novel no exception. She sets her characters in one New York City apartment building during the difficult years of WWII. Esther Shaffer, 12, mourns her dead mother and now faces her father enlisting in the army; Penny Goodrich, long in love with Eddie Shaffer, volunteers to care for his children, hoping to marry Eddie when he returns; and Jacob Mendel, a Jewish widower, struggles to find Hashem (God) amid his loss. Their lives intersect as Jacob rediscovers his faith, Penny discovers her past and her future, and Esther begins to understand life and love. Add family drama, D-Day, the Holocaust, arson, and young love, and you'll see why Austin is so popular. While her story is entertaining, it lacks the narrative flow of some of her other work; her characters grow and change, but the story reads more like a history lesson than a novel. Still, readers will find much to enjoy. (Oct.) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

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