What happened to Brigitte Berthold? That question has haunted Daniel Knight since he was thirteen, when he and ten-year-old Brigitte escaped the Gestapo agents who arrested both their parents. They survived a harrowing journey from Germany to England, only to be separated upon their arrival. Daniel vowed to find Brigitte after the war, a promise he has fought to fulfill for more than seventy … fulfill for more than seventy years.
Now a wealthy old man, Daniel’s final hope in finding Brigitte rests with Quenby Vaughn, an American journalist working in London. He believes Quenby’s tenacity to find missing people and her personal investment in a related WWII espionage story will help her succeed where previous investigators have failed. Though Quenby is wrestling her own demons–and wary at the idea of teaming up with Daniel’s lawyer, Lucas Hough–the lure of Brigitte’s story is too much to resist. Together, Quenby and Lucas delve deep into the past, following a trail of deception, sacrifice, and healing that could change all of their futures.
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Not your average coming of age story. The protagonist saves a baby from her own fate–life with a drug-addicted mother in a bleak, rural community.
Interesting perspective of world war II survivors.
Loved this book. The characters are so well written. The story moves quickly. Loved it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book about two German children in the 1940s who manage to escape to Britain after their parents are killed by the Nazi. There Dietmar believes he is protecting Brigitte by leaving her. Now in his seventies and a wealthy man going by the name of Daniel Knight, Dietmar hires a research journalist to find Brigitte. Catching the Wind is the story of Dietmar and Brigitte as well as journalist Quenby and Daniel’s attorney, Lucas. All of the characters are very well-written. Catching the Wind has a surprising ending! I recommend Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson to anyone who enjoys historical fiction. I won my e-book from Goodreads. This is my honest opinion.