Finding Safehaven

by Beverly Marquart

He came from America... She was trapped inside Nazi territory Erv leaves behind a wife and a baby on the way in order to fight the war in Europe. Catherine lives behind blackout curtains under the German-controlled Vichy government of France.
Brutality and death follow their footsteps. But it is fate that brings them together toward the end of the war--not as lovers but as enemies of those who had brought injustice upon injustice over Europe and the world. The hidden bounty of those injustices? Spoils of war entombed twenty-one hundred feet below the earth's surface. Erv and Catherine will travel across the continent to have their lives intersect and this Nazi secret revealed.

262 pages, Paperback

Published February 14, 2017

Reviews

[Kenneth · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like smart, character driven World War II novels, you will enjoy Beverly Marquart’s Finding SafeHaven. Based on actual events, it tells the story of an American GI from Nebraska and a young French woman living under Nazi suppression, who unite to expose the greatest treasure heist in world history. This book will appeal to readers of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light we Cannot See and Kristen Hannah’s The Nightingale. I highly recommend this novel and look forward to the author’s next work.

[Cheryl Beseler · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well-written story of two people from different parts of the world whose meeting results in a profound part of WWII history. It provides personal insight into how the war affected people from diverse backgrounds. It is am enjoyable and interesting read. Based on a true story, it is a story worth the telling.

[Patricia Stoltey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was privileged to read a very early draft of Bev Marquart's excellent World War II novel Finding Safehaven, and even then I was impressed with the amount of research she did and the great stories she gathered from her father. It's a powerful lesson in the importance of asking our parents and grandparents the right questions, and not only listening to the stories but writing them down. The novel is an excellent read, well written and well edited.