Come Down Somewhere

Written by Jennifer L. Wright

Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman

For fans of WWII fiction comes a powerful novel by Jennifer L. Wright about two young women coming of age during the Trinity nuclear bomb test in 1945.

Sixteen-year-old Olive Alexander has lived on a ranch in the Jornada del Muerto region of southern New Mexico her entire life. But when World War II begins, the government seizes her family’s land for the construction of a new, top secret Army post.

While her mother remains behind, Olive is forced to live in nearby Alamogordo with her grandmother and find a place in a new school. When Jo Hawthorne crosses her path, Olive sees a chance for friendship―until she learns that Jo’s father is the Army sergeant who now occupies her beloved ranch. Already angry about her new reality, Olive pushes Jo away. But as she struggles to make sense of her grandmother’s lapses into the past and increasingly unsettling hints about what’s happening at the ranch, she slowly warms to Jo’s winsome faith and steady attempts at friendship . . . until one devastating day when the sky explodes around them and their lives are torn apart.

Seven years later, Jo returns to Alamogordo, still angry and wounded by the betrayals of that fateful day. Determined to put the past behind her once and for all, Jo hunts for answers and begins to realize the truth may be far more complicated than she believed, leading her on a desperate search to find her friend before it’s too late.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Release date: Sep 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781496477200

Reviews for Come Down Somewhere

[Amber Smith · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great book about a part of WW2 that I didn't know much about. The story is told in two times. Some chapters from Olive's point of view in 1944-45. Other chapters told from Jo's point of view in 1952. But the author does a good job of clearly telling you when the point of view changes, so I was never confused.
Another review said they couldn't listen to the end of the book, that technical glitch has been fixed as of March 2023.

[Diane Pater · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An amazing slice of US history, woven with Faith and suspense right to the end. I couldn’t stop listening and yet so sad when it was finally ended hope to listen to Another of her books soon.

[Lori Retz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this book! It is well written with surprise twists and turns!

[Kelly Lautenbach · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book but the very end of it is missing in the Scribd app… SO DISAPPOINTING TO NOT HEAR THE END OF THE BOOK!

[Connie Pettersen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow. This story was excellent, intense, and filled with fascinating historical data and characters. It kept me guessing. Excellent narration as well.