The Slow March of Light by Heather B. Moore, Book Review

Book Summary:

Sometimes all you have is hope.

In the summer of 1961, a wall of barbed wire goes up quickly in the dead of night, officially dividing Berlin. Aware of the many whose families have been divided, Luisa joins a secret spy network, risking her life to help East Germans escape across the Berlin Wall and into the West.

Bob Inama, a soldier in the US Army, is stationed in West Germany. He’s glad to be fluent in German, especially after meeting Luisa Voigt at a church social. As they spend time together, they form a close connection. But when Bob receives classified orders to leave for undercover work immediately, he doesn’t get the chance to say goodbye.

With a fake identity, Bob’s special assignment is to be a spy embedded in East Germany, identifying possible targets for the US military. But Soviet and East German spies, the secret police, and Stasi informants are everywhere, and the danger of being caught and sent to a brutal East German prison lurks on every corner.

Best-selling author Heather B. Moore masterfully alternates the stories of Bob and Luisa, capturing the human drama unique to Cold War Germany was well as the courage and the resilience of the human spirit.

 My Review:

This morning I finished reading The Slow March of Light by Heather B. Moore and it was life changing. I cannot stop thinking about it. Bob’s story has stayed with me long after I read the last page. I honestly wasn’t sure if I would be able to become engrossed in a story set during the Cold War and the Berlin Wall time period. I should have never doubted it because Heather B. Moore can take the most difficult topics or time periods and make you feel as if you are there. I highly recommend this to any reader. You will not want to put it down. Find a cozy chair and snuggle up, you won’t be going anywhere for a while. This story is phenomenal. I received a copy of this book for free; all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

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Happy Reading!!!

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About the Author:

Heather B. Moore is a USA Today best-selling and award-winning

author of more than seventy publications. She has lived on both the

east and west coasts of the United States, including Hawaii, and

attended school abroad including the Cairo American College in

Egypt, and the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel. She loves to

learn about history and is passionate about historical research

About the Author:

Heather B. Moore is a USA Today best-selling and award-winning author of more than seventy publications. She has lived on both the east and west coasts of the United States, including Hawaii, and attended school abroad including the Cairo American College in Egypt, and the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel. She loves to learn about history and is passionate about historical research.

Advance Praise:

 

“Moore conveys extensive historical knowledge without sacrificing the emotional impact of the stories of two protagonists whose Christian faith helps them survive and make a difference in the face of epic adversity.”

—Booklist

 

“Outstanding novel is a harrowing account based around actual events. The author chillingly and graphically captures daily existence where the controlling political party, national security apparatus, and media work together to crush all dissent. A timely and cautionary tale. My highest recommendation.”

—Historical Novel Society