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Can We Forgive Those Who Unintentionally Hurt Us?

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  Sarah Sundin introduces us to the events that took place in Scotland during  World War II, in the Scottish setting.  I was unfamiliar with these events myself. The author has written many books about the World War II era, so writing about Scotland would not be a stretch for her.  The other topic in this story is the story of Nazi spies in the United Kingdom and the Counter Espionage program.   Synopsis:  “The only way Cilla van der Zee can survive the German occupation of the Netherlands is to do the unthinkable--become a spy for the Nazis in Britain. She soothes her conscience with a plan to abandon her mission and instead aid the Allies. Her scheme is thwarted when naval officer Lt. Lachlan Mackenzie finds her along the Scottish shore and turns her in to be executed. But perhaps she is more useful alive than dead. British intelligence sends her to Scotland to radio misleading messages to Germany, messages about the naval base at Scapa Flow to be cr...