"For Such a Time" - Book Review

In 1944, blonde and blue-eyed Jewess Hadassah Benjamin feels abandoned by God when she is saved from a firing squad only to be handed over to a new enemy. Pressed into service by SS-Kommandant Colonel Aric von Schmidt at the transit camp of Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia, she is able to hide behind the false identity of Stella Muller. However, in order to survive and maintain her cover as Aric's secretary, she is forced to stand by as her own people are sent to Auschwitz. Suspecting her employer is a man of hidden depths and sympathies, Stella cautiously appeals to him on behalf of those in the camp. Aric's compassion gives her hope, and she finds herself battling a growing attraction for this man she knows she should despise as an enemy. For Such a Time is Kate Breslin's first novel - and let me say, she is off to a wonderful start in her writing career! She tells the story of Hadassah Benjamin in a way that makes you feel as if you are really there, standing right along side of Hadassah as she must find courage, hope, and God through the difficult times of WWII. Breslin knows how to write a great, historical book, taking a subject like the Holocaust, and weaving a little love into it. The relationship between Aric and Hadassah grows throughout this book, leaving you wondering how they will ever sort out their differences in the end. This book is so suspenseful and enthralling, it had me turning page after page, until I found out what happened in the end! I couldn't get enough of For Such a Time, a story of courage, salvation, and love. I received this book from Bethany House Publishers to give an honest review on it. I was not asked to write a positive review.