Book Synopsis:
Paris, 1940: Two sisters separated by the Nazis… After a devastating attack, Justine and Ève Beaufort find themselves on opposite sides of the war, both in their beloved Paris. But can they ever find their way back to each other?
It was the day that changed everything. When the Nazis broke into our home, destroying everything, taking our home and our security. I thought it couldn’t get worse. But then they also took my sister.
After that day nothing was the same. I thought I’d never see her again. I thought she was lost to me forever. I joined the Resistance, vowing to fight against the evil German army with every last spark of fire in my body. Nothing and nobody can stop me.
Until I catch a glimpse of a woman who looks just like my sister. Alive. But this is not the sweet darling girl I once knew. This is a platinum blonde happily conversing with a terrifying Gestapo officer. No longer my sister. But a traitor.
And I know what I must now do…
Could you choose your country – and what is right – over the person you once loved more than anyone in the world?
My Review:
Sister’s At War is a gripping, emotional read that I highly recommend.
Firstly I thought the author did a great job of setting the scene in this story and I felt like I had been transported to war time Berlin watching everything unfold. I felt like I could feel the fear of Nazi occupied Paris and see the devastation of war.
The story is told from the point of view of both sisters which I found very interesting as I liked seeing both sides of the war. It was especially interesting to be given a glimpse behind the scenes of the Nazi operations. I really felt for the sisters and the difficult situation they find themselves in. It must have been hard for many families to be on different sides like that.
Overall I really enjoyed this fast paced story, which I found very hard to put down. The author slowly increases the tension in the book until it is almost palpable and I felt like my heart was in my mouth at times as I watched everything unfold. It’s an incredibly emotional story and I found myself tearing up as I read, wondering how everything was going to turn out. I’m excited to read more from this author in the future.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
When I was a little girl, my nose was always in a book, taking me to faraway places. French châteaux, English Gothic mansions. Portraits of ladies in stiff, ivory-colored crinolines and worn satin slippers. I wondered what it was like to walk in those slippers when they were new. I wanted to find out so I traveled far and wide, visiting countless museums, palaces, historical landmarks, soaking up the past so I could create that world of long ago but make it fresh and new, as if you were there now.
I write historicals filled with adventure, glamour, and romance. And most of all, family. My heroines love adventure, but they know there’s nothing more important than to have someone to come home to.
I love writing about strong, powerful women who defy the standard of their time and fight for justice and equality and won’t take ‘no’ for an answer, especially when it comes to saving those they love.
I hope you’ll join me on my journey.
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