It has been an age since I did a book recommendation on here so for today's post, I thought I would do a recommendation for my top read of the year.
Wow. This book. . . it's hard to describe to you the emotions, the darkness, the search for hope, the fighting for the light that happens in this book. It is truly a life-changing, perspective-changing read. Amanda has done it once again, with this excellent book. It's a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to American soldiers who fought in the Great War and especially details the events around the dedication (and the choosing) of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. (This year is the 100th anniversary.) As usual, the theme that weaves into all of Amanda's books is light in the darkness. I absolutely LOVED the aspect and the different ways she brought that out and symbolized it and it even made me ask myself, what does light do? What do we use light for? A simple answer: to dispel the darkness. One of the lines that stuck with me most since I finished reading it last week, was in an article one of the characters, Henry, writes concerning fireflies. "A flash of light skitters loose, circling the lantern once . . . twice . . . vanishing away into the night. A solitary firefly, leaving the safety of this place. This is what it was born for. To rend the darkness." ~~~ Yours is the Night follows the interwoven stories of a platoon sergeant, a chaplain, a captain, a journalist, and the girl they set out to rescue from this war-rutted land. From the back cover: A mysterious song in the forest. . . A discovery in war-torn France. . . A journey toward hope. The trenches of the Great War are a shadowed place. Though Platoon Sergeant Matthew Petticrew arrived there with a past long marked by shadow, the realities of battle bring new wounds--carving within him a longing for light, and a resolve to fight for it. One night, Matthew and his comrades are enraptured by a sound so pure, a voice so ethereal, it offers reprieve--even if only for a moment. Soon, rumors sweep the trenches from others who have heard the lullaby too. "The Angel of Argonne," they call the voice: a mysterious presence who leaves behind wreaths on unmarked graves. Raised in the wild depths of the Forest of Argonne, Mireilles finds her reclusive world rocked when war crashes into her idyllic home, taking much from her. When Matthew and his two unlikely companions discover Mireilles, they must embark on a journey that will change each of them forever . . . and perhaps, at long last, spark light into the world. ~~ Thank you for writing this story, Amanda! It was five stars and beyond for me. ;)
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