Across the Blue
Carrie Turansky
Multnomah Publishing, 354 pages
Release date: February 20, 2018
There are times when I’m reading a book that the story plays out in my mind as a movie. This is one of those books. The setting of the story is Edwardian England. I could envision the spectacular mansion; sweeping English cliffs and restless sea; ballrooms filled with young ladies experiencing their “first season”; and daring young pilots flying their newly-built experimental airplanes, soaring over the English countryside.
There are several storylines weaving in and out of this book. Bella’s father owns several newspapers. She wants to be a columnist for one of those papers, but that’s an occupation a wealthy young lady did not aspire to during those times. James is a poor-but-intelligent, handsome young pilot who has dreams of owning his own aircraft factory and winning a dangerous flight contest for prize money to fund this endeavor. He also wants to win Bella’s father’s approval of her hand in marriage. All of this combines into making this a sweeet, clean story of faith, mystery, romance, and adventure. It’s never overdone, and I enjoyed every page of this novel.
Carrie Turnasky did a good job with her historical research into the early days of flight, and this gave the story a authentic feel.
I received an advanced reader’s copy from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review, and these opinions are my own.
I can’t wait to read this book!