I have read a lot of World War II books, but this is the first non-fiction World War II book that addresses Denmark that I have read.
It’s not often that Denmark is a country that is focused on when reading about World War II, I really liked this book because of that, it is really obvious how much research has gone into this book.
It is very well written, none of it was boring or dry either, which is common for nonfiction books.
I will be recommending this to anyone who enjoys reading about World War II

A true story during WWII in Denmark. It was fascinating to read how the people were rescued. It is a great read and well researched.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book! I couldn’t put it down - what an absolutely gripping tale. It’s non-fiction but the writing is so engaging and never once dry. I haven’t read anything set in Denmark during WWII before so it was interesting to read about their occupation- though even having finished the book I’m still left with the feeling of “how did they get away with so much?!” And how on earth did Sweden manage to stay “neutral” (though also clearly not on the side of Germany!) - you read about so many countries invaded by the Nazis and completely taken over that it beggars belief that Sweden could just be like “yeah nah” and Denmark were all “ok we’ll pretend to cooperate but you have to be nice to us”. Up until mid 1944 it felt as though Denmark was just playing at being at war. I know that them supplying a lot of food to Germany helped their cause but they still managed to get off so lightly compared to other countries! Especially when it came to the small privileges that the Danes who ended up in concentration camps managed to get, and their early evacuation back to Sweden.

Lots of resistance characters with very similar names mentioned here and sometimes it was difficult to keep track of who was who, but that didn’t end up mattering too much.

This non fiction book is extremely interesting! I have not read much about Denmark during WWII. This is a great shame. Indeed, I don't know many countries whose majority actively helped Jewish people flee and succeded in most part! Very impressive indeed. Definitely a great country known for its democratic values which the Germans were aware of. This helped the Danes's situation a great deal. Knowing that Denmark has so few inhabitants and that such a great percentage resisted, helped the resistants one way or the other is frankly impressive and should be more often told! An important and necessary read!
I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley and I have voluntarily written an honest review.

In A LIGHT IN THE NORTHERN SEA, TIM BRADY has given us an incredibly interesting and well researched account of the war years in Denmark and the rescue of nearly all the country’s Jewish citizens, but also the bravery of the resistance movements. This true story, with in depth descriptions, brings alive both the courage of those who put their lives on the line for the Jews, but also the wickedness of the Nazis and their ccollaborators. This is definitely not a dry historical treatise, but is so well written that the book keeps one’s interest until the last page.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Kensington Publishing. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

A thrilling little-known story of how Denmark saved its Jews during WWII. Will have you up all night, leaving you incredibly inspired and deeply moved. I will definitely buy a copy for myself and give as gifts to my history-loving friends!