Vienna Prelude: Library Edition

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Summary: Outstanding Book -- The First of an Awesome Series
Review: Thoene does something very few authors are able to accomplish. She provides a "can't put down" story line with accurate historical events. Provided me with a new perspective on Eastern Europe history prior to WW II. Feel this book can be enjoyed by people of all generations -- and have promoted it to several friends. Don't stop with this book - plan to read the entire series!

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Summary: A gripping look into the world of 1930's Europe...
Review: With our culture's memory of World War II fading fast, the lessons to be learned grow more important with each day. Bodie Thoene's Zion Covenant series offers a gripping work of fiction with a solid grounding in historical fact. The year is 1936; Elisa Linder lives in Austria as a vionlinist, and considers herself safe from the growing German persecution. With an Aryan mother and a Jewish-German war hero for a father, who would lay a finger on her? Soon, though, she realizes that a well-to-do family and a fake passport won't be enough to keep her safe.
When her path intersects with that of John Murphy, a grating American reporter, the story takes a more dynamic turn. Their romance, and the danger that surrounds it, foreshadows the later books in the series. I'd say that Vienna Prelude is the literary equivalent of prime rib and potatoes; there's some great meat, and you'll come away wanting more.