SuitabookShadows on the sea
Joan Hiatt Harlow
- Reading
- Read together if helpful, pausing to distinguish what Jill knows from what she suspects as rumours and clues accumulate.
- Themes
- War and civilian danger: Jill's mother must cross the North Atlantic while German submarines are described as stalking the waters; Jill fears for her safety. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Rumours, secrets and trust: Jill finds Winter Haven full of rumours and secrets, and is unsure whom to trust, including in relation to her grandmother. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- War-related danger is part of the plot: Jill worries about her mother's journey through waters stalked by German submarines, and Jill herself faces danger.