Book Review: Whom Shall I Fear by Anne Clare

1943 

All that Sergeant James Milburn wants is to heal. Sent to finish his convalescence in a lonely village in the north of England, the friends he’s lost haunt his dreams. If he can only be declared fit for active service again, perhaps he can rejoin his surviving mates in the fight across Sicily and either protect them or die alongside them. 
All that Evie Worther wants is purpose. War has reduced her family to an elderly matriarch and Charles, her controlling cousin, both determined to keep her safely tucked away in their family home. If she can somehow balance her sense of obligation to family with her desperate need to be of use, perhaps she can discover how she fits into her tumultuous world. 
All that Charles Heatherington wants is his due. Since his brother’s death, he is positioned to be the family’s heir with only one step left to make his future secure. If only he can keep the family matriarch happy, he can finally start living the easy life he is certain he deserves. 
However, when James’s, Evie’s and Charles’s paths collide, a dark secret of the past is forced into the light, and everything that they have hoped and striven for is thrown into doubt. Weaving in historical detail from World War II in Britain, Italy and Egypt, WHOM SHALL I FEAR? follows their individual struggles with guilt and faith, love and family, and forces them to ask if the greatest threat they face is really from the enemy abroad. 

What I Loved: Whom Shall I Fear is a tender romance set in a true-to-history novel. The history is well researched. I loved all the details weaved into the story. Clare shares life on the homefront, as a nurse, and as a soldier. I think the soldier moments were my favorite. She did a marvelous job bringing the reader right to the battlefield without being overwhelming.
The novel is published as clean fiction but I think many Christian fiction readers will feel right at home. The characters lived out their Christian faith in a natural way and even quoted scripture throughout the book.
I have a soft spot for novels that contain letters, so I really enjoyed watching their relationship unfold through the letters they wrote one another.
Anne Clare is a debut author to keep your eyes on in the future!

Rating and Recommendation: I’m giving Whom Shall I Fear 4.5 stars and I recommend it to those who enjoy clean/Christian WWII fiction.

~ I received a copy from the author. All thoughts are my own. I was not required to give a favorable review or compensated for reviewing.