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Reviewed by Joy Hannabass for Readers' Favorite
Beth Bridgewater has been in Germany for about eight years, taking care of her younger cousin. Her Aunt Isle has health issues that prohibited her from taking care of her daughter. As World War II erupts, Beth, a Quaker pacifist, and Josef Buch, a passionate German patriot and the former student to whom Beth’s uncle opened his extra attic room, join together in nonviolent resistance of the Nazis — and fall in love. Does their love stand a chance in the midst of such evil, that is if they even survive at all?
This book was different than other books I have read by Anna Schmidt. For me, the book started off slowly but after a few chapters, it turned into a true Anna Schmidt story with creative and realistic characters that tell their story so well. Beth’s Aunt Isle was puzzling at times; I just wasn’t sure what her sickly nature was about. Beth and Josef were so different, but they shared an attraction to each other, and they worked well together. The suspense and mystery surrounding Josef was the driving force for me, because I wanted to keep reading to see what would happen next.
As with all historical fiction, I really enjoyed the history part of the story. The author did a phenomenal job of describing Germany in the early 1940s and what it was like there after the war. Ms. Schmidt leaves you feeling as if you are joining the characters in the story, and you will be truly entertained and blessed as you read All God’s Children. I was happy to discover that there will be books two and three coming out later to continue where this story and these characters left off. If you enjoy historical fiction, and WWII fiction, you will love this book.
