4.5 stars
For some reason I have avoided reading Kristin Hannah, grouping her with other women authors who just want to make readers cry and while I am not saying that didn't happen, this book was amazing, engrossing and so much more than I expected. Two French sisters, Vian and Isabelle, are young women during World War II. Vian is married with a daughter and fearful of surviving without her husband who has left to fight. Isabelle is fearless, rash and reckless and wants to fight the Germans in every possible way. The characters here are rich, complicated and evolve over the course of the novel. The war took center stage and the scenes are vivid and heartbreaking. This book took me by surprise and once I have recovered from reading it, I will begin to explore Kristin Hannah's other works. I received an E-Galley of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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