Book Giveaway: Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green
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This weekβs book giveaway is for the inspirational historical book Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green.
What is this book about?
Headstrong Johanna Berglund, a linguistics student at the University of Minnesota, has very definite plans for her future . . . plans that do not include returning to her hometown and the secrets and heartaches she left behind there. But the US Army wants her to work as a translator at a nearby camp for German POWs.
Johanna arrives to find the once-sleepy town exploding with hostility. Most patriotic citizens want nothing to do with German soldiers laboring in their fields, and they’re not afraid to criticize those who work at the camp as well. When Johanna describes the trouble to her friend Peter Ito, a language instructor at a school for military intelligence officers, he encourages her to give the town that rejected her a second chance.
As Johanna interacts with the men of the camp and censors their letters home, she begins to see the prisoners in a more sympathetic light. But advocating for better treatment makes her enemies in the community, especially when charismatic German spokesman Stefan Werner begins to show interest in Johanna and her work. The longer Johanna wages her home-front battle, the more the lines between compassion and treason become blurred–and it’s no longer clear whom she can trust.
Where can I learn more about this author and their books?
Amy Lynn Green, author website
Giveaway
To enter the giveaway, just fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Open to readers with USA mailing addresses only. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. The winner will be notified via email and will have one week to respond back to me with their info. Good Luck and Thank You for stopping by!
The comment requirement for this giveaway is: Who would you like to read letters from (can be real or fictional person)?
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30 Comments
Linda Moffitt
My Mom and Childhood BFF
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Linda. π
bn100
not sure
Loraine
Thanks for commenting bn100.
Donna Irvin
Laura Ingalls Wilder!
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Donna. π
Deana Dick
I would like to read letters from Rosa Parks
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Deana. π
susan atkins
I would like to read letters from Margaret Mitchell the author of Gone With The Wind
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Susan. π
Faith Creech
I would like to read letters from my maternal grandmother. She lived in Poland before WWII and immigrated to Canada with her family. Her husband ws a lay pastor in Poland. The town they lived in was decimated first by the Nazi’s and then by fhe Soviets. If they hadn’t moved to Canada they would had have been killed.
Loraine
Wow, what a story Faith. Thanks for sharing that with us. π
Gail Hollingsworth
From my husband. He’s not very vocal in his affection and has never written me a letter of any kind. I love him anyway and come August we’ll have been married 42 years!
Loraine
That is awesome Gail! Thank you for sharing that with us. π
Sarah Taylor
I would like to read letters from my Mom and Dad! And Laura Ingalls Wilder!
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Sarah. π
Connie Scruggs
I wish I still had all the letters my grandma and I wrote to each other.
Loraine
Thanks for sharing that Connie. π
Natalya Lakhno
War Love Letters
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Natalya. π
Shelia Hall
love to read a letter from my great great great grandmother who was a Cherokee Indian princess
Loraine
Oh how interesting Shelia. Thanks for sharing that with us. π
Lucy M Reynolds
I would love to read a letter from my mom and dad.
Loraine
Thanks for sharing that with us Lucy. π
Lisa Harness
My late husband. Maybe, Elvis
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Lisa. π
Caryl Kane
I’d love to read letters from my Daddy.
Loraine
Thanks for commenting Caryl. π
Trixi
I would love to read my grandma & grandpa’s love letters when he was over in Germany during WW2! I saw a few of them years ago. But what a legacy!!
As always, thank you for the giveaway chance Loriane!
Loraine
Thanks for sharing that with us Trixi. π