The Lines Between Us, Amy Lynn Green
The Lines Between Us, Amy Lynn Green
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The Lines Between Us

Author: Amy Lynn Green

Narrator: Leah Horowitz

Unabridged: 13 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/31/2021


Synopsis

A WWII novel of courage and conviction, based on the true experience of the men who fought fires as conscientious objectors and the women who fought prejudice to serve in the Women's Army Corps.

Since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gordon Hooper and his buddy Jack Armitage have stuck to their values as conscientious objectors. Much to their families’ and country’s chagrin, they volunteer as smokejumpers rather than enlisting,
parachuting into and extinguishing raging wildfires in Oregon. But the number of winter blazes they’re called to seems suspiciously high, and when an accident leaves Jack badly injured, Gordon realizes the facts don’t add up.

A member of the Women’s Army Corps, Dorie Armitage has long been ashamed of her brother’s pacifism, but she’s shocked by news of his accident. Determined to find out why he was harmed, she arrives at the national forest under the guise of
conducting an army report … and finds herself forced to work with Gordon. He believes it’s wrong to lie; she’s willing to do whatever it takes for justice to be done. As they search for clues, Gordon and Dorie must wrestle with their
convictions about war and peace and decide what to do with the troubling secrets they discover.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on November 10, 2022

Courage is running toward the fire, not away from it. In this new book by Amy Lynn Green, there are real fires as well as many metaphorical ones. The bulk of the story takes place in the early months of 1945. The war is a metaphorical fire in the lives of Americans. Conscientious Objectors (COs) have......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on May 14, 2021

I was completely blown away by Amy Lynn Green's debut novel last year. I mean blown. away. So I had incredibly high hopes for her sophomore release and wow, she didn't disappoint. She's written some of the most personality-packed characters I've read in a long time. Dorie is witty and winsome and pe......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 11, 2022

Amy Lynn Green returns with a sophomore novel as delightful as her thoroughly delightful debut! With vivid characters, The Lines Between Us explores fascinating aspects of the US Home Front in World War II – and with a flair. Humor and danger are deftly woven with thoughtful themes about honesty and......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on October 15, 2021

Wow! Another amazing book from Green. I honestly have a book hangover after each of Greens novels. You know, where no other book feels worth reading compared to the beauty you just read. This book is very little like her last novel, yet the talent and depth are the same. Green explored two historical......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on September 26, 2021

Characters: Dorie was by far my favorite character. I loved her humor, and Amy Lynn Green gave her a great character voice. I also enjoyed Gordon's perspective. Both he and Dorie were flawed people who struggled to figure out the right thing to do. Language: Clean. Moral: One of the main morals in thi......more