Hidden Among the Stars

I will cheerfully admit I love World War II fiction, but this book is one of the best WWII books I've ever read.  It is what is called a "time slip" story, that is connected through characters in 1939 Austria, and current day Ohio, and a book by Felix Salten.  It is when Callie finds writing between the lines of the book that sends her on a hunt for the treasures in the book. 

Callie and her sister Brie work in a bookstore that was owned by their very good friend, Charlotte.  Charlotte has a book with a name written inside the front cover:  Luzia Weiss.  Callie is given the book, Bambi, from her sister, with Annika's name written inside.  Every Saturday, Cassie promotes a story time for the children of the customers.  This is where she meets Ella and her father, Josh.  Because Josh needs to make tenure at his college teaching, he goes to Europe to find the treasures hidden by the Jews before Hitler rounded them up.  The more research into this project, the more Annika's and Luzia's names come up, connected with Max Dornbacher and another local farmer.

Melanie Dobson is one of my favorite authors and she has risen a number of points with this book.    Melanie has described the movement of Hitler against the Jews in Europe, how the Jews managed to hide their treasures and hide from the Gestapo as long as possible, and how some people helped the Jews right under the Germans' noses.

Melanie has also described some beautiful countryside.  Her settings have the power to let the reader escape the mundanity of real life go to castles, lakes, and forests.

This is a five star read, two thumbs up, and a diamond star of David necklace.

Tyndale House provided the galley I read through NetGalley.  This is my honest opinion of the book.