
Member Reviews

This new book by SE Rutledge is one of her best so far.
It was an excellent read and you could imagine what the 2 sisters were going through..it's heartbreaking but with a love story and a twist at the end. I couldn't put it down.
Definitely recommend.

Captivating and suspenseful. I finished this book in less than day and 85% of it in a single sitting. One is immediately immersed into the world of Louise, Marie, and even Andre - seeing the world through each of their perspectives. Visiting Paris, you'll hear that 5% of Parisians were part of the Resistance, 5% were collaborators, and 90% of people were just trying to get by. This book makes all those groups real - and what it felt like to fight against all the complex feelings that were exacerbated by the daily realities of occupied France. While many stories from the concentration camps have been written from the Jewish perspective, very little has been written from other perspectives. There is so much depth to this book - from the Russian and Soviet perspective, to the Polish respective, to the "volunteer" perspective, to the Resistance perspective. The stories from each character are engaging, believable, and above all else, human. An engaging read to the very end.

This is the story of two courageous sisters who helped downed allied pilots in France during the Second World War. Beautifully written, heartbreakingly sad but also full of hope. I really enjoyed this book, it’s my first by this author and it didn’t disappoint. It gives a feeling of what it would have been like in occupied France and how these brave people fought for their freedom. Excellent read, highly recommend.

This is a story of sisters who worked with the underground in Paris. They sheltered pilots shot down over France until they could be moved on, hopefully to a safe place. The book is riveting nd heartbreaking at the same time. It is an incredible story of people who won’t give up, despite their circumstances. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

The amazing and hard to put down story of two sisters fighting for France by rescuing pilots trapped behind enemy lines. However, none of the clothes Christian Dior created during the 1940s would have carried his name, before 1942 he worked under the Balmain label, then after 1942, Lelong. The Dior label didn’t exist until 1946.