I don't usually like historicals. Or war-based novels. But when I saw these two had written one, and it was a captive situation, I knew I was buying it immediately. 
 It did not disappoint. As I expected it would not. 
 The authors did a wonderfully credible job of turning the hatred created by the evils of war back into something humane, by reminding us that a man is just a man when it's all said and done, and that everyone just wants to go back home and be themselves when it's over, no matter what side they started or ended on. 
 And that once the war ends, things will never be as they were before because wars affect so many lives. 
 There was a beautiful poetry in the grudging understanding between these two men and watching it blossom into something more. 
 Highly recommended.