Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Ballantine Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the new historical fiction book by Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls - 4 stars!
Josie is an American living in Paris with her Jewish family during the Nazi occupation. Arlette is a newly-pregnant Frenchwoman who basically was forced to give up her child to the Reich. Both women are recruited to carry out secret missions for the resistance and are code named the Golden Doves. They are eventually caught and taken to Ravensbruck concentration camp. Years later, they are called back to track down an infamous Nazi doctor, the one who did terrible things to Josie's mother years ago. They are also hoping to find Arlette's stolen son.
Another WWII book filled with atrocities and wonderfully written and researched. I read The German Wife, by Kelly Rimmer, who introduced me to Operation Paperclip, part of this story as well, where Americans brought Nazi scientists to America for their expertise in expanding our rocket program. It's hard to even imagine living through a concentration camp and then having to be part of bringing those in charge to America to live a comfortable lifestyle with no punishment. I felt like this book could have been a bit shorter and I found myself a bit confused between the different viewpoints and timelines, but it is definitely a worthy read for historical fiction lovers.
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