As a fellow Wisconsin author (and fan of historical fiction) I was very excited to review Douglas Jacobson’s Night of Flames. All in all, I found this a satisfying first novel, with much detail about war-torn Europe during World War II.

The story follows the lives of Anna, a Krakow University professor, and her husband Jan, a Polish cavalryman. Often we hear about history in dispassionate terms, but Jacobson has done a good job of putting a face on these events of 1939. There is a lot of great detail, and while the book tends to wander a bit the reader will nonetheless be treated to a good story and compelling characters.

The product description from Amazon says:

Painting a vivid and terrifying picture of war-torn Europe during World War II, this tale chronicles the lives of Anna, a Krakow University professor, and her husband Jan, a Polish cavalryman. After they are separated and forced to flee occupied Poland, Anna soon finds herself caught up in the Belgian Resistance, while Jan becomes embedded in British Intelligence efforts to contact the Resistance in Poland. He soon realises that he must seize this opportunity to search for his lost wife, Anna.

Publisher: McBooks Press; (October 1, 2008), 384 pages.
Review copy provided by Pump Up Your Book Promotion.

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Image from McBooks Press.