Her sharing from WWII and the present was well done and the characters were interesting. There were a few surprises, which is always fun, and it blended well.
I received this book from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review.

'Hatred stops at nothing to destroy, but love can break through the root of evil.'

Melanie Dobson is a master at this type of story: dual time line, one period set in a very dark period of history during the Nazi invasion of Holland, and another in the present day when a young woman stumbles upon her family history and has a great deal to learn about those dark days.

This one reminds me some of The Zookeeper's Wife, with characters determined to do their part in the middle of all the atrocities and hatred spreading through their beloved country. Dobson knows her way around this. Her research is impeccable and it's a story that needed to be told, based on fact.

*My thanks to Tyndale House Publishers for a preview copy of this book via Net Galley. The opinions stated here are entirely my own.

War brings out the best in people and the worst. They’re both here in Memories of Glass, but it’s not easy to determine everyone’s true nature right away.
Saving Holland’s Jewish children from the Nazis is possible, and Eliese Linden uses her position on the Jewish Council to omit their names from the Germans’ fastidious records. She still feels like a collaborator for serving as a registrar. Her father naively believes cooperation will save them. Eliese dreams of surviving the war with her young son Hein and joining Hein’s father, William Kingston, in America.
Ava Drake’s uncles hate her, not wanting to share the inheritance William Kingston amassed during the war. The more she learns of William, the more she’s determined to learn what he really did.
The large cast of characters can be confusing, but this story is riveting. Life in WWII Holland was harrowing, beautifully portrayed here.

This is the first time I've read a book by Melanie Dobson, and it won't be my last. Memories of Glass is a keeper and will stay with you long after you finish it.

I will admit, at first, I was a little confused as the chapters jumped around to different characters with different storylines. But after I got everyone sorted out, I read on wondering how they were all going to come together. Dobson surprised me more than once with little mysteries I thought I had figured out (only to be wrong). I loved that about this book! It kept me on my toes.

Each character was well-developed and grew in not only their inner strength but their faith as well. The ending was very moving, and I'm surprised this hasn't been made into a movie yet.

The author also captured the period well, and she was very good at making my anxiety levels creep up when the characters were in danger. I loved this book and can't say enough good things about it. Do yourself a favour and add it to your reading list!

I received a copy courtesy of Tyndale House Publishers through NetGalley.

I adore learning more and more about different areas of Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. I get excited when I discover a new novel will be written during this time frame. From Sarah Sundin to Melanie Dobson to Cathy Gohlke, I have discovered a range of different characters in different parts of the world and what occurred to the Jews, Dutch, and Americans. With Memories of Glass, Dobson takes me on a journey to Holland and the Dutch theater, Hollandsche Schouwburg. I really enjoyed how the present day story had a lot of forgiveness that occurs by the end of the novel, and learning about the untangling of the family's history. As a reader, we discover the main knots and tangles in this family line right alongside Ava and Landon. The past story shows readers the true story of what occurred for Eliese and Josie, so we don't have to listen to them explain later. The ending is heart-wrenching and had me reaching up to wipe some tears away. I invested myself in the characters' lives and was sad to see their story end. Dobson does a fabulous job at crafting together a story to show another side to the horror caused by the Nazi's. Again, I'm looking forward to what she creates next.

I received a complimentary copy of Memories of Glass by Melanie Dobson from Tyndale Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.

MEMORIES OF GLASS by MELANIE DOBSON is a historical romance novel which is both heart wrenching and heart warming. It is heart wrenching to read about the devastation caused by the Nazi regime in Holland during the Second World War and the thousands of Jewish children who were murdered in the death camps, and heart warming to read about those who risked everything to save as many children as possible. It is horrifying to learn of "upstanding citizens" who profitted from investing in Hitler's war machine, and to see how they would stop at nothing to cover up their crimes, even going so far as to set themselves up as benefactors after the war.
This is a book that will really touch your heart, with characters that are sensitively portrayed. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Tyndale House Publishers. The opinions in this review are completely my own.