Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard

This story is set during the Second World War and follows three remarkable, strong women – Françoise, and Justine and her sister Claudia. The action take place in many locations including London, Bordeaux, Vichy, Rome, Paris, Malta and Berlin. The major wartime issues of deportation of the Jews and the work of the Resistance are at the forefront of the story. The action stretches over several years and thus the novel is very ambitious, but the author presents us with a well-structured and fast-paced story.
The three women all become involved in secretive wartime activities. However, allegiances and love are tested and at various times all three of them find themselves on the run. The novel excellently portrays the tense atmosphere that was rife at the time when you didn’t know who you could trust. Betrayal could be only a moment away. People were driven to extreme acts for their country or to protect their family members, and our three heroines are no exception.
This is a fascinating book. The author has clearly done much painstaking research and we learn a great deal about how the secret services operated during the war, and the type of people who did this invaluable work. The characters are rounded and interesting, and we quickly become involved in their moral and physical struggles.

by Jane Oakley

A tense well written historical thriller. A page turner about the role women played during the war and the very important role they played in espionage. I really found this book an interesting exciting page turner.

by Rhonda Lomazow