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Starting this tonight. Heard lots of good things.

4⭐️ Really liked the premise of the book and will be reading future books in the series; as a fan of the Maggie Hope series, it was very much in my wheelhouse. #2025 #wwii #mystery #historicalfiction

Hans Fallada survived Nazi Germany, wrote a novel based on the story of Otto and Elise Hampel in 24 days, and then died before its publication. If that wasn‘t tragic enough, his depiction of the grinding away of morality, loyalty, and self-respect to leave a society immersed in fear and loathing is exceptional.

One of my all time favorites ❤️

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#Bkbasedonpainting

Incredible. This was just as devastating as everybody said it would be. I need more of her books.
This story of two sisters, who experience the Nazis taking over their home of Paris, is so well done. The way they are both different people, yet deep down desire the same thing. Which is complex while staying simple to each woman. I‘m in awe for the writing style; bringing about such a terrible story and making it feel so real.

Treating myself and daughter to pedicures while we read our books. Busy weeks ahead of us as she finishes her undergraduate classes before graduation and work is going crazy for me. Son is still sound asleep from the long trek home from his university in northern Arizona for the summer.

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Slow but steady progress with #SeriesLove2025 . This is book 2 in the 5 book series set in England during WWII.

Howard excels at writing interesting characters that are fully human, with all the good and the bad that comes with that. And her balance is impeccable as well with this exceptionally large cast of an extended family and their servants.

The UK/US covers are a little bland IMO, so I have included some of the foreign editions for fun.