Chasing Shadows is a historical fiction story set in the Netherlands in World War Two. The author is Lynn Austin and her story revolves around 3 women. Leda is a wife and a mother living on a farm in the countryside. Her eldest daughter, Ans, has moved to the town of Leiden after finishing school. She gets a job as an assistant to a wealthy woman and becomes good friends with a member of the police force in Leiden. Miriam is a young Jewish mother and classical violist who moves to Leiden to escape the horrors of the Nazi government in Germany. Ans gets involved in helping Jewish people hide in the Netherlands. When Miriam and her young 3 year old daughter are discovered, Ams helps them by moving the daughter to her parent's farm in the country side. The daughter grows up knowing about her mother but not remembering her at all. When at age 6 Miriam is finally able to meet her daughter again, the daughter doesn't remember her at all until she picks up the violin and plays a Brahms lullaby. Music helps the daughter and Miriam reunite. Eventually Miriam's husband joins the family on the farm as well. This was a terrific story about family, faith, and sacrifice for the sake of others.
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