Chasing Shadows

Lena de Vries lives on her Dutch farm with her husband, Pieter, and their children. Her eldest,Ans, longs for something more and gets a job in Leiden, where she meets Miriam Jacobs, whorelocated there from Westerbork, a Jewish refugee camp. Ans is not worried about the threat ofHitler because the Netherlands are neutral, until 1939, when the Nazis invade and throw thethree women's lives into dangerous turmoil. Ans starts working for the Resistance, though shemust keep it from her boyfriend, a cop who wants to lay low until the war is over. Soon Lena isdriven by her Christian faith to hide Jews and deserters on the farm, while Ans ferriesinformation, avoiding Nazi patrols. Miriam must hide separately from her husband and infant inorder to survive. Their stories intertwine throughout the war, revealing a less-told history of WWIIto historical fiction readers. Austin (Waves of Mercy, 2016) has written a powerful tale ofdomestic heroism and faith, with all three women questioning an