Lorna, ultimately, comes to learn that above all else, Paul, the German soldier, is a human first a human who has family and needs like anyone else, including Lorna.

When her dad accepts a German prisoner of war as an extra farmhand, Lorna must confront all of her prejudices regarding Germans, the “enemy” of her people during this time. The book follows Lorna, a young Scottish girl who lives and works on her father’s farm. WAIT FOR ME by Caroline Leech is an historical fiction set during World War II. *Review Contributed by Elisha Jachetti, Staff With tensions rising all around them, Lorna must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice before the end of the war determines their fate. Loving Paul could mean losing her family and the life she’s always known. Soon Lorna is battling her own warring heart. The more she learns about him-from his time in the war to his life back home in Germany-the more she sees the boy behind the soldier. How can she possibly work alongside the enemy when her own brothers are risking their lives for their country? But as Lorna reluctantly spends time with Paul, she feels herself changing. So when Paul Vogel, a German prisoner of war, is assigned as the new farmhand, Lorna is appalled. It’s 1945, and Lorna Anderson’s life on her father’s farm in Scotland consists of endless chores and rationing, knitting Red Cross scarves, and praying for an Allied victory. With tensions rising all around them, Lorna must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice before the end of the war determines their fate.The perfect blend of sweet romance and historical flavor, Wait for Me, from debut author Caroline Leech, brings a fresh new voice to a much-loved genre. How can she possibly work alongside the enemy when her own brothers are risking their lives for their country?īut as Lorna reluctantly spends time with Paul, she feels herself changing. The perfect blend of sweet romance and historical flavor, Wait for Me, from debut author Caroline Leech, brings a fresh new voice to a much-loved genre.

Wait for me by caroline leech