Children of the Promise The Complete Series edition by Dean Hughes Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Children of the Promise dramatically portrays the impact of World War II on an ordinary family of Latter-day Saints who are striving, in a tumultuous time, to be true to the values and ideals they have been taught. If you haven’t yet met the Thomas family, you are in for a real delight!
“Every era has its own refiner's fire, and World War II put general Church membership and Utah to a test,” Dean Hughes explains. In Children of the Promise, his first historical fiction series for adults, Dean shows through the eyes of the Thomas family how LDS families were tested to the limit.
Volume 1 Rumors of War - The first volume, Rumors of War opens in 1938 with Elder Alex Thomas and his companion serving in Germany. It soon becomes obvious that he will never complete his mission. War is coming, and that will affect not only Elder Thomas but also his family back home in Salt Lake City.
Volume 2 Since You Went Away - Picking up where the bestseller Rumors of War left off, Since You Went Away continues with Wally Thomas's struggle to survive as a prisoner of war on the Bataan Peninsula while his family begin to disperse due to the war. Bobbi and Alex Thomas are leaving for military duty at the infant stages of World War II — Bobbi as a naval nurse at Pearl Harbor and Alex in army basic training. A gripping novel filled with memorable characters, Since You Went Away will draw you into a past charged with danger, action, romance, and the importance of family and faith.
Volume 3 Far From Home - In Far From Home, Alex Thomas is still battling the Nazi forces. He’s also worried about whether or not he can preserve the lives of the men in his company, especially Howie, a particularly young and inexperienced soldier. But his biggest concern is staying alive for his wife, Anna, in England. Far From Home is a moving, powerful novel about the effects of adversity, and about the love of family members for each other.
Volume 4 When We Meet Again - Following the Battle of the Bulge, Alex Thomas is reassigned — not without reluctance — to an intelligence unit in Germany. The new assignment challenges Alex's deepest moral values and is more life threatening than combat. As a POW in Japan, Wally suffers torture that may only find relief in death, while Bobbi sorts out her true feelings when she runs into Professor David Stinson thousands of miles away from home.
As Long As I Have You - The war is over, and the Thomas family is slowly coming back together at home in Salt Lake City. But that doesn't mean all is well in Zion. In As Long As I Have You, the final volume of the Children of the Promise series, author Dean Hughes presents a moving picture of what life was like for an ordinary LDS family at the end of World War II.
Children of the Promise The Complete Series edition by Dean Hughes Religion Spirituality eBooks
I originally read this series in hard back many years ago. To have the series combined and available in Kindle format was very neat.The story is primarily about two families: one American and one German, and their experiences during the Second World War. Both families are LDS, and I suspect that this series would appeal mostly to other Mormons.
There are two themes that run through this series: first, the many different experiences that many people faced during this period. We are witnesses to Nazi criminal actions, the Japanese treatment of Prisoners of War, Battlefield conditions in Europe, the Medical staff in the Pacific, and the American Home front. The second theme is that the challenges confronting all these different individuals are treated to be as equal as the challenges faced by their forefathers. As a Mormon, I grew up being constantly reminded of the challenges faced by our forefathers, so this second theme was appreciated by me.
It is tempting to label this series as a Mormon version of "Winds of War" or "War and Remembrance," but it is not trying to be an all encompassing view of the Second World War; it is trying to address the specific problems faced by Mormons: the challenges to morality, the conflict between taking life and the sanctity of life, racism, and even loving your enemy. Hughes doesn't try to answer these questions, just present the conflict and the various sides.
There are some things that seemed awkward to me. Alex Thomas did a number of things that were lifted straight out of "Band of Brothers." The Stoltzes family's escape from Germany was exciting, but I wonder how realistic it really was. Peter's experience on the "Eastern Front" rang true, but his escape was also a bit convenient.
On the other hand, I liked the episodes about the Home Front, and the Medical Staff in the Pacific. Wally's experiences as a Prisoner of War under the Japanese was eye opening.
I highly recommend the series because it does raise some uncomfortable issues and makes us think about our values in this modern world.
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Children of the Promise The Complete Series edition by Dean Hughes Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
I learned so much about WWII that I had never known before. I cared about the characters, and felt smarter after having read them. When my friend recommended this series to me I wasn't sure, but now I find myself recommending them to everyone. A great read.
Amazing books. I felt transported to a time I've read and seen movies about but never really understood. The characters bring to life the horrors of war and the tender mercies of God. I feel like I have had a serious glimpse into a time beyond words and understanding for those of us who were fortunate enough not to have lived during those agonizing years.
I read this series in five days. It was so good that I couldn't put it down. I walk away from it with an increased knowledge and understanding of events of WWII and their impact on the people who lived through it. When I learned about WWII in school, I focused on the Nazis and the Holocaust. I didn't realized how many countries were involved, nor the effects the war had on the citizens and soldiers. I have such a greater appreciation now for all who fought for good in their own ways during this war. I closed the final book feeling inspired and edified.
I love the Thomas family. Sometimes various members annoyed me, but they were well written and gave me insight to the world my aunts and uncles grew up in. I recommend this book. Parts of it are hard to read, like the atrocities of war and family difficulties, but it's worth it.
I am not LDS (Mormon), but I was raised in Utah,so I was very familiar with the Mormon culture and values that pervade these books. I did get weary at times of the moralizing, and folks did drop to their knees in prayer far too often for my taste. And yet, I grew to love these characters. Somehow Hughes pulled me in totally. I worried about them, cried more than once, and celebrated their joys. The author's research was excellent. As a history teacher, I was well aware of the accuracy with which he portrayed this period of history. I read the 5 books in a little over two weeks, and now I actually miss the Thomas and Stoltz families.
I sincerely thank the author for introducing me to this wonderful family. As I read (and re-read) the series, I recognized myself in each character. I have faced many of the same trials and triumphs that these characters faced from time to time. Thank you for reminding me that seeking the Lord through prayer is the best source of strength and wisdom to help us through our worst trials.
I cried through so much of these books. Still they gave me a much better perspective of what it was like for my family during the war. it mostly helped me to understand what my father went through. He was one of the casualties of the war in the Pacific and though he was not killed in the war but later at home he carried the mental scares. He died in a motorcycle accident when I was just two. I have always wanted to know what happened to him and this set of books made that possible for me.
I love this series and cannot sing it's praises enough. Dean Hughes is a master at taking history and weaving it into a fantastic tale. Equally fantastic are the characters he creates; characters that are not static or two dimensional, but rather have real feelings and experience real things. It is amazing how many times I would read the way a character reacted to a situation or something they said and realized how real it was. Life is complicated. Instead of making the characters react the easy, happy-ending way, he would let them develop and experience things in this journey we call life. And I wasn't at all disappointed with that. I love these books, and feel such a part of them, and have grown to love the characters immensely. A must read and an excellent series!
I originally read this series in hard back many years ago. To have the series combined and available in format was very neat.
The story is primarily about two families one American and one German, and their experiences during the Second World War. Both families are LDS, and I suspect that this series would appeal mostly to other Mormons.
There are two themes that run through this series first, the many different experiences that many people faced during this period. We are witnesses to Nazi criminal actions, the Japanese treatment of Prisoners of War, Battlefield conditions in Europe, the Medical staff in the Pacific, and the American Home front. The second theme is that the challenges confronting all these different individuals are treated to be as equal as the challenges faced by their forefathers. As a Mormon, I grew up being constantly reminded of the challenges faced by our forefathers, so this second theme was appreciated by me.
It is tempting to label this series as a Mormon version of "Winds of War" or "War and Remembrance," but it is not trying to be an all encompassing view of the Second World War; it is trying to address the specific problems faced by Mormons the challenges to morality, the conflict between taking life and the sanctity of life, racism, and even loving your enemy. Hughes doesn't try to answer these questions, just present the conflict and the various sides.
There are some things that seemed awkward to me. Alex Thomas did a number of things that were lifted straight out of "Band of Brothers." The Stoltzes family's escape from Germany was exciting, but I wonder how realistic it really was. Peter's experience on the "Eastern Front" rang true, but his escape was also a bit convenient.
On the other hand, I liked the episodes about the Home Front, and the Medical Staff in the Pacific. Wally's experiences as a Prisoner of War under the Japanese was eye opening.
I highly recommend the series because it does raise some uncomfortable issues and makes us think about our values in this modern world.
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