Critical Praise

“Absorbing and layered with rich historical details, Schoenewaldt weaves a tender and at times, heartbreaking story about German-Americans during World War I. With remarkable compassion, the author skillfully portrays conflicted loyalties, the search for belonging, the cruelty of war and the resilience of the human spirit.”

—Ann Weisgarber, author of THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF RACHEL DUPREE and THE PROMISE

“From the smoke-filled streets of Pittsburgh to the war-ravaged landscape of Europe, UNDER THE SAME BLUE SKY is the story of one woman’s wonderfully determined journey through a world at the edge of war to seek her family’s past and her own future.”

—Jessica Brockmole, author of LETTERS FROM SKYE

“Schoenewaldt has done it again --- crafted a rich and refreshing tale that not only sweeps us back to the American landscape of 1914 but keeps us bound to the page as young German-American Hazel Renner fights for her dreams while war rages on abroad.”

—Susan Gregg Gilmore, author of THE FUNERAL DRESS and LOOKING FOR SALVATION AT THE DAIRY QUEEN