All God's Children by Anna Schmidt

All God's Children by Anna Schmidt - 320 pages

In this inspirational fiction novel, American Elizabeth "Beth" Bridgewater is a lone American living opening in World War II Nazi Germany.  She arrived eight years earlier to care for her chronically ill aunt and then newborn cousin.  Now that war has arrived, she cannot leave for she gave her exit visa to a Jewish friend.  Soon thereafter, he father's former student, Josef Buch, arrives and stays in her family's spare room.  He has returned to Munich to study, but does not wish to stay at home with his high-ranking Gestapo father; they are polar opposites on their views pertaining to Hitler's regime.  Soon two things happen: a relationship blossoms between Beth and Josef and they and Beth's uncle become involved in the White Rose movement.  Troubles ensue.

In all, it was a good book.  However, I do find it unbelievable that an American citizen would have been allowed to remain in Germany once the United States entered the war.  Given the opportunity, I would like to read the rest of the books and see how the story continues (there are two more to finish the trilogy).