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The Sea Before Us

Sunrise at Normandy Series, Book 1

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The Sea Before Us

By: Sarah Sundin
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
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In 1944, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton arrives in London to prepare for the Allied invasion of France. He works closely with Dorothy Fairfax, a "Wren" in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Dorothy pieces together reconnaissance photographs with thousands of holiday snapshots of France - including those of her own family's summer home - in order to create accurate maps of Normandy. Maps that Wyatt will turn into naval bombardment plans.

As the two spend concentrated time together in the pressure cooker of war, their deepening friendship threatens to turn to love. Dorothy must resist its pull. Her bereaved father depends on her, and her heart already belongs to another man. Wyatt too has much to lose. The closer he gets to Dorothy, the more he fears his efforts to win the war will destroy everything she has ever loved. The tense days leading up to the monumental D-Day landing blaze to life under Sarah Sundin's practiced pen with this powerful new series.

©2018 Sarah Sundin (P)2018 Tantor 20th Century Christian Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Military Protector Romance Royalty War Heartfelt
Engaging Historical Fiction • Compelling Love Story • Excellent Narration • Well-researched Details • Believable Accents
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Great performance but forwarded through preachy parts . Other details were great in the story line

Good story except when preachy

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I loved this book....it was absolutely inspiring...the narrator did a wonderful job bringing each character to life...she allowed the listener to feel what the characters were feeling.

awesome listening experience

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I love the historical fiction plus the faith based additions. I really love this author's writing and can't wait to get more of her books!!

Love

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Amazing Story, Plot, Characters, and the best narration I have ever heard on audible!! Just Awesome!!

AMAZING!!

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The characters in this book drew each other closer to God and grew much in their faith as the story developed.

Once I finished listening to the book the first time, I was compelled to listen to it again--then read it.

The historical aspect of this book is very detailed and fascinating as well.

Excellent book

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I loved this book! I especially loved the relationship between Wyatt and Dorothy's father. I appreciated how hard Wyatt fought to help Dorothy and her father. I really liked the parts with Dorothy's best friend Johanna. The narrator, Sarah Zimmerman, did an excellent job with their accents, even when they were trying and failing to copy each other's accents, while still using their own. I definitely recommend this book, and I am looking forward to reading the next one in the series, The Sky Above Us, when I have a chance.

Narrator nailed the accents!

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I’m not much for religion, but this story actually touched me. It’s not marketed as a “Christian“ book, but it was nice

Beautiful uplifting story

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The story was great and I thoroughly enjoyed listening. I love stories about World War II and the contributions of woman in addition to the experiences of men at war. This story also had romance and the importance of faith in God. Plan to read more novels by Sarah Sundin. Narrator was great, too.

Strong Characters

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I was looking for a good story about D-Day and stumbled on this series. it was an interesting romantic story and I loved the narrator but too much romantic drama and not enough history for me but it was a good free place holder between credit required books so I'll read the next one too

Too much religion

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I wish I could give this one 6 stars! The characters are so real and their problems and growth natural. Narration superb with excellent Scottish and British accents and a pretty fair Texas drawl as well. One of the best audio books ever. I’m going to look for more Sarah Sundin books immediately!

SOOO GOOD!!!

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