Interview with Sarah Sundin: Forbidden Love and Unseen Faith in Mists Over the Channel Islands

About this episode

Kelly Jo Wilson interviews Sarah Sundin about her novel set during World War II, exploring themes of forbidden love and faith.

In this episode, Kelly chats with award-winning Christian historical romance author Sarah Sundin about her newest World War II novel, Mists Over the Channel Islands . Set on the British Channel Island of Jersey during German occupation, this deeply emotional story weaves together courage, forbidden love, and sacrificial faith. Listeners will fall in love with Ivy, a young female physician risking everything to help escaped forced laborers, and Garrett, a Dutch resistance fighter in disguise as a German engineer. Kelly and Sarah dive deep into the emotional tension of falling for someone in the enemy’s uniform, the historical realities of island occupation, and the incredible strength it takes to obey God even when the risks are high. Don’t miss this heartfelt conversation about standing firm in faith when God’s goodness isn’t visible, loving sacrificially, and the power of unseen courage during history’s darkest days. Listen to the episode here. Meet Sarah Sundin Sarah Sundin is the bestselling author of Midnight on the Scottish Shore , Embers in the London Sky , The Sound of Light , and Until Leaves Fall in Paris , as well as the popular WWII series Sunrise at Normandy , among…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Jo Wilson

Guest: Sarah Sundin

Topics covered

• historical romance
• World War II
• forbidden love
• faith
• sacrifice
• courage

Keywords

• Christian romance
• historical fiction
• sacrificial love
• island occupation
• resistance fighter
• female physician
• emotional tension

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mists Over the Channel Islands, Midnight on the Scottish Shore, Embers in the London Sky, The Sound of Light, Until Leaves Fall in Paris, Sunrise at Normandy

Places: Southern California, British Channel Island of Jersey

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