5 of 5 stars...
This book was amazing! This title was suggested by a member of my Library's Book Club. I picked up an eBook copy and immediately began to read it.
I was quickly drawn into it within the first couple of pages. All I can say is WOW! The character introduction, the plot development, the flow...It was an incredibly well, written book.
*The part where the narrator is describing her chest with all it's content in the first chapter or so. Right there I was caught. The detail...
This is the story of two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle. These two girls lost their mother early in life. Their father placed them in boarding schools until they reached the majority of age. Vianne was always more safe (being the older sibling), where Isabelle was the rebel or more daring one.
Vianne has a child at a young age, which the father did not approve of and Isabelle, she just didn't fit in anywhere. She always thought there was more.
These girls resided in Paris, during the time when it was taken over by the Nazi. A huge war and devastation occurred in the land during that time.
**Vianne is married and has a daughter. Her husband is drafted and sent to war. During that time, Isabelle gets expelled and is forced to move with her father, who sends her to her sister's with the coming of war. A captain is stationed at her home and Isabelle immediately disapproves. Beck is a nice person though he is with the Nazi Government. When Beck is shot and killed (by Isabelle), another soldier stations himself there and this one not being as nice. (The things Vianne has to deal with.) Vianne's pregnancy, her lost friends because they were on a list...
Where is Isabelle to go now? To work with the rebels against the Nazi regime. * She will be the Nighingale...During that trajectory, she meets a rebel and falls in love. They live a sweet, short romance.
***Their dad was never really close to them. It's funny how during those times, the one closest to him was his daughter Isabelle. Why is that, because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
War never really has happy endings...
**This is a story of two sisters; love, family during difficult and trying times.
Read it! I truly recommend it!
By Mimi Lala
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