The Turn of the Tide

 

The Turn of the Tide- Alan Jones- Historical fiction  (Sturmtaucher trilogy book 3)

The Kastner boys are interred in Scotland as prisoners of war. Meanwhile back in Germany the General is trying to slow down the war effort surreptitiously using information from his friend Admiral Canaris. The Nausbaum children Ruth and Manny are now safely in England and with Ruth’s rapid learning of the language things are moving on- as are they. A new land where they can be themselves and not taunted or frowned upon because of their heritage. A land that is still fighting their homeland but understands their plight and willingly gives them shelter. The boys are having a difficult time- not because of where they are but who they are with. Some of the camp are staunch national socialists and believe the brothers have fled as cowards. Back in Germany  Canris and the General are doing what they can but are they getting closer and closer to the radar?

I have so loved this trilogy for several reasons. It's fiction but so well interspersed with facts and excellent research that at times I had to remind myself it truly was fiction. That many of those facts were hidden as part of the great German propaganda now seem a lifetime away and yet we still hear of horrors in different parts of the world and still of a propaganda machine elsewhere sadly. I can't say how much I recommend this- it’s more of an experience than “just” a book, one that gives so much right the way through. A stunning piece of writing and research, a wonderful multi plot line and characters to remember in all sorts of ways. A read that I've been so taken with as you can probably tell. This trilogy is on my top reads of 2022 and has to be a very strong contender for book of the year (I’m counting the whole trilogy in this). Stunning, gripping, wow!

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