Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster | Gallery Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the new historical fiction novel by Kristin Harmel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own – 4.5 stars rounded up!
As a direct descendent of Robin Hood, Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels as long as she can remember, abiding by the code of honor to take only from the cruel and unkind and give to those in need. Colette and her mother, Annabel, worked together in Paris to help fund the French Resistance. But one night in 1942, Annabel was arrested by the Germans and Colette’s young sister disappeared, along with a diamond bracelet sewn into the hem of her nightgown. Seventy years later, Colette has done her best to move on, but when the long-missing bracelet turns up in a museum exhibit, she’s desperate to find out where it’s been and hopefully find answers about her sister.
Told in these two distinct timelines, this is another wonderful book by Harmel. While the atrocities of WWII are on every page, the focus is on doing what’s right, a mystery, and the bonds of family. While events may have unspooled a bit too perfectly, it takes nothing away from the beautiful story. The descriptions of both the beautiful jewels and the stealing of them, was fascinating as well. Be sure and read the author’s notes.
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