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Title	:	Vienna Prelude (Zion Covenant #1)
Author	:	Bodie Thoene
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 461 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2005 by Tyndale House Publishers (first published May 1st 1989)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian Fiction. Fiction. Christian. War. World War II

Vienna Prelude (Zion Covenant #1) Paperback | Pages: 461 pages

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No one is safe... In 1936 Nazi darkness descends upon Europe. Every person is only one step away from being swept into the nightmarish tide of evil. Blond Elisa Lindheim, a violinist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, adopts an Aryan stage name for protection. But her closest friend, Leah, a talented Jewish cellist, is in perilous position. There are those who choose to fight Hitler's madness. Elisa's father Theo. A courageous American reporter, John Murphy. Winston Churchill, the British statesman. A farm family in the Tyrolean Alps. The Jewish Underground. But will all their efforts be enough to stop the coming Holocaust? And now Elisa must decide. If she becomes part of the Underground, she will risk everything... and puts everyone she loves in danger.

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Original Title:	Vienna Prelude
ISBN:	1414301073 (ISBN13: 9781414301075)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Zion Covenant #1
Characters:	John Murphy, Lisa Lindheim, Leah and Shimon
Setting:	Austria,1936 Germany,1936 Berlin,1936(Germany) …more Prague (Praha),1936(Czech Republic) Vienna,1936(Austria) Paris,1937(France) Kitzbühel(Austria) Dachau,1937(Germany) …less

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I hesitate to write reviews of books I have not finished, because you never know if the book really does turn out to be amazing without finishing it. So please be sure to read some positive reviews as well! This is just my personal opinion of the book. (view spoiler)[I was uncomfortable with the romantic content especially all the objectifying of women even if that was a part of the time period and culture. (hide spoiler)]

Overall I really enjoyed this book. The historical facts are accurate, and incorporated into the story to give perspective. Although this isn't really a romance novel, it does include romance elements. As with many (of the few) romances I've read the bone-headedness, misunderstandings, incorrect assumptions, of the would be lovers is frustrating at many places, is agonizing to the point where it's almost unbearable. That they just couldn't figure out they were both crazy about each other. I just

I love a good historical novel the Thoenes are my favourite author. I love how they don't heroise either side that you get all perspectives that they don't tend to preach

Methodical, dry writing style; a stilted third-person narrativeHad to force my way through this book. I usually enjoy historical novels, but not this one. When, oh when, will I ever run across a "Christian" novel worth reading? Oops! Nevermind! Please don't start recommending any to me! I'm going to give Gilbert Morris a try, but otherwise I'm giving up on the genre!I'm tempted to say the author should have stuck to newspaper or periodical reporting, or perhaps non-fiction books. But honestly,

I've just started into this series for the second time and found it just as readable as the first time around 5 years ago. The story is spread across Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Poland during the reign of Nazi terror. I studied the in-depth history of the two world wars at school so found the book was well researched and remarkably accurate historically. The main characters are a Jewish family who become involved in smuggling documents and moving Jewish people out of the kill zone.I

I first read this series of books twenty years ago (literally within a month of twenty years, I just looked it up!) and when I saw three of the middle books on the shelf at the thrift store, I snatched them up. Back then, I fell in love with this set of stories for their multidimensional characters, the thorough historical setting and for the romantic interplay between our main character, the German violinist Elisa and John, the American journalist. I also liked that faith is a part of the

Rich with historical details, this book is slow-going at times. In fact the authors took the first hundred pages to set the stage, but the pace picks up after that.I don't mind some romance, but found it hard to like the female protagonist who steals the heart of every many she meets. Even when she finally chooses one of the men, their relationship is pretty rocky. Not my cup of tea. Still, I learned a lot of WWII history and enjoyed "getting to know" several of the multi-layered characters: