Catching the Wind

Melanie Dobson’s story of WWII heartbreak, ever abiding loyalty, friendship, and intrigue draws you in from the first sentence and won’t let you go until the last period. The innocence of childhood pretend play swirls into the path of the real Nazi dragons destroying families and chasing the children. The once pretend knight and his childhood princess are pulled apart. But Daniel has the true heart of a prince and never forgets Brigitte. He valiantly fights the real obstacles and challenges of life for years while trying to find her. All his efforts appear futile until he enlists the help of Quenby Vaughn. Will the skills of this journalist working with Lucas Hough on Daniel’s behalf find Brigitte too late or not at all? You must read this book to discover the entire story. It is bigger than knowing the ending. The author is brilliant.

I like to read historical fiction about people during or affected by WWII. This seemed interesting at first, but once the action started, the characters began praying to God to fix their problems. That’s all very nice, but is not what I want to read – I don’t like to see God brought in as a minor character. If a writer’s religion is strong, I don’t mind when their books reflect that as long as it doesn’t interefere with the story. I couldn’t finish the book – insipid!

This stunning novel manages to be both sweeping and personal. Brigitte’s WWII disappearance is the mystery that fuels the story. Her flight with Dietmar from Hitler’s Germany is a page-turner that drew me in at once and pulled me from chapter to chapter. The facts are elusive, but by exposing them Quenby is able to come to terms with the mysteries of her own past. I love the way we see a full range of human experience: people at their best–self-sacrificing, protecting the weak, committed to truth–pitted against men and women at their most ruthless and self-seeking. Scenes are lush and believable. Characters are memorable, even secondary ones. I highly recommend this novel.

Award winning author Melanie Dobson’s time slip novel “Catching the Wind” tells the story of American journalist Quenby Vaughn and her search to uncover mystery of what happened to ten year old Brigitte during World War II. Dobson takes us back to the 1940s and tells the story of Brigitte and thirteen year old Daniel as they fled from Germany to England. The readers find out clues to the missing pieces of the puzzle right along with Quenby. This is such a beautiful story, and Dobson did an incredible job piecing the past together with the present day timeline. I can often predict the ending of stories, but I was pleasantly surprised at the ending and how the historical and contemporary stories came together. It was a very rewarding conclusion for the readers. Melanie Dobson does not disappoint! 5 stars!!!!

When Quenby,s editor kills her story she is offered a job by an elusive man named Mr. Knight. She must search for a missing girl with the help of his assistant Lucus.

During the Second World War the parents of two children were taken by the Gestapo. The children ran to escape the Nazis. While escaping they were separated from each other.

This is the story of their journey and how they found each other many years later with the help of Quenby and Lucus.

The story is very well written and once you start reading you will not be able to stop until the book is read.

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