Safe Haven takes place near the end of World War 2 and tells
the story of refugees whom President Roosevelt had invited to come to the
United States. There were not quite 1000
of them, but they came to a town called Oswego in New York. Under the terms that President Roosevelt had
set up, they were allowed to live in the USA until the war was over, then they
had to return to their own country or to another country that would accept
them. They were allowed some freedoms
with passes they had to obtain and they lived in a fenced-in fort. To too many of the refugees, it brought back
horrible memories of concentration camps, but the Americans in charge of the
fort really wanted to make them feel at home and safe. However, how safe and at home can you really
feel when after the war was over, you did not know where you would go or if you
even had a home to go to? Suzanne
Randolph, a journalist with a past, has been assigned to write the stories of
the refugees. There she meets Theo Bridgewater, a farmer and
Quaker, whose uncle, aunt, and cousin are among the refugees. He is there for support and to try to
convince those in charge that they have a home in Wisconsin with their extended
family. Over a period of time, both
Suzanne and Theo realize how important it is that the USA let these families
have a chance to stay. Working at a
common goal, Theo and Suzanne start to fall in love with each other. However, Suzanne sees another side of the
story that she would like to pursue and write about as well, that does not make
Theo happy. This was a very interesting
story about a piece of history that I had not heard about before. Just what happened to those refugees that
were invited to the United States and their place in history? You will need to read the book for yourself
and find out. It was very interesting to
learn and read about considering what is happening at our borders now. I received this book from the The Book Club
Network (TBCN) and the opinions are my own.
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