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The War Photographers
Winner, IRDA 2024 Historical Fiction Award
She will risk everything to expose the truth
1943 – Bletchley Park, England
Mae Webster, immersed in the clandestine world of codebreaking at Bletchley Park, is recruited to help unveil a spy who’s on the brink of exposing Britain's most guarded secret, the cracking of the Enigma code. As war rages around her, Mae's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls in love with the enigmatic New Zealand war photographer Jack Knight. Their relationship develops at pace, but tragedy strikes when one of Jack's photographs risks unmasking an elusive double agent. 1989 – Berlin, Germany
Rachel Talbot, a globetrotting photojournalist, ventures into the heart of a fractured Berlin in search of the Stasi officer whom her beloved grandmother Mae blames for betraying their family. Rachel finds herself entangled in the East German uprising and is irresistibly drawn to a charismatic activist. As the Cold War threatens to boil over, Rachel races to expose a traitor before it’s too late.
Perfect for fans of The Rose Code.
She will risk everything to expose the truth
1943 – Bletchley Park, England
Mae Webster, immersed in the clandestine world of codebreaking at Bletchley Park, is recruited to help unveil a spy who’s on the brink of exposing Britain's most guarded secret, the cracking of the Enigma code. As war rages around her, Mae's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls in love with the enigmatic New Zealand war photographer Jack Knight. Their relationship develops at pace, but tragedy strikes when one of Jack's photographs risks unmasking an elusive double agent. 1989 – Berlin, Germany
Rachel Talbot, a globetrotting photojournalist, ventures into the heart of a fractured Berlin in search of the Stasi officer whom her beloved grandmother Mae blames for betraying their family. Rachel finds herself entangled in the East German uprising and is irresistibly drawn to a charismatic activist. As the Cold War threatens to boil over, Rachel races to expose a traitor before it’s too late.
Perfect for fans of The Rose Code.
374 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 15, 2024
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About the author
S.L. Beaumont
18 books170 followersSL Beaumont is the author of the award-winning Historical fiction novel The War Photographers, art-crime series, The Carlswick Mysteries, the award-winning thriller Shadow of Doubt and the Kat Munro series.
She lives in beautiful New Zealand, which is only problematic when the travel bug bites (which it does fairly often)! Her passion for travel has seen her take many long-haul flights to various parts of the world. Her love of history helps her determine the destination, and the places she visits are a constant source of inspiration for her. Prior to becoming an author, SL Beaumont worked in banking in London and New York and is now a partner in a chartered accounting firm in Auckland.
The War Photographers won the 2024 IRDA Historical Fiction Award, Shadow of Doubt won the Indie Reader 2020 Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Award and was long-listed for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. Death Count was a semi-finalist for the 2021 Publisher’s Weekly Booklife Prize. The titles in The Carlswick Mysteries series have been awarded honorable mentions at the San Francisco Book Festival and have been finalists in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
She lives in beautiful New Zealand, which is only problematic when the travel bug bites (which it does fairly often)! Her passion for travel has seen her take many long-haul flights to various parts of the world. Her love of history helps her determine the destination, and the places she visits are a constant source of inspiration for her. Prior to becoming an author, SL Beaumont worked in banking in London and New York and is now a partner in a chartered accounting firm in Auckland.
The War Photographers won the 2024 IRDA Historical Fiction Award, Shadow of Doubt won the Indie Reader 2020 Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Award and was long-listed for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. Death Count was a semi-finalist for the 2021 Publisher’s Weekly Booklife Prize. The titles in The Carlswick Mysteries series have been awarded honorable mentions at the San Francisco Book Festival and have been finalists in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
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October 3, 2024
I am really satisfied. I completely enjoyed this book. It’s writing was outstanding. It’s timing was incredible. It was a very fast read for me because I could not put it down.
The special talent that Beaumont had was the ability to seamlessly merge two timelines. Multiple timelines and multiple characters quite often frustrate me in reading. However, this one was spot on, and I enjoyed it immensely. Covering family photographers in both World War II and later the granddaughter in the Berlin wall was brilliant.
The characters were strong and easy to understand, as well as the situation that they were in. Being a bit of a history, buff, I was impressed by the reality of the situations that these fictional characters were placed into.
Overall, top flight! A true winner!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The special talent that Beaumont had was the ability to seamlessly merge two timelines. Multiple timelines and multiple characters quite often frustrate me in reading. However, this one was spot on, and I enjoyed it immensely. Covering family photographers in both World War II and later the granddaughter in the Berlin wall was brilliant.
The characters were strong and easy to understand, as well as the situation that they were in. Being a bit of a history, buff, I was impressed by the reality of the situations that these fictional characters were placed into.
Overall, top flight! A true winner!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 23, 2024
This incredibly written WWII fiction novel is one of the best historical fiction books that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I have read many WWII fiction novels but have yet to read one from the perspective of a war photographer.
Coming from a photography background, I enjoyed the technical tidbits and the subtle nod to Capa.
The book is a dual timeline story about Mae set in 1940 during WWII at Bletchley Park and Rachel in the late 1980s in Berlin during the fall of the iron curtain.
I have never read a dual timeline book where both storylines were equally riveting. The author creatively built each story with such an exquisite crescendo that the two plots never lulled. I was captivated from the very first page until the very end.
I highly recommend this unputdownable gem if you enjoy anything written about Bletchley Park or novels similar to The Rose Code.
Many thanks to the publisher for an advance review copy. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Coming from a photography background, I enjoyed the technical tidbits and the subtle nod to Capa.
The book is a dual timeline story about Mae set in 1940 during WWII at Bletchley Park and Rachel in the late 1980s in Berlin during the fall of the iron curtain.
I have never read a dual timeline book where both storylines were equally riveting. The author creatively built each story with such an exquisite crescendo that the two plots never lulled. I was captivated from the very first page until the very end.
I highly recommend this unputdownable gem if you enjoy anything written about Bletchley Park or novels similar to The Rose Code.
Many thanks to the publisher for an advance review copy. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 12, 2024
A wonderful blend of fact and fiction covering two major periods in the world's history - WWII and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The characters easily come alive on the pages and feel like flesh and blood people the reader would know in real life. There is plenty of espionage, intrigue, and action to keep even the pickiest action fan intrigued. There is also plenty of romance without any gratuitous sex scenes, which I always appreciate. I must admit that I was concerned the changing POV between the two major characters would impede the flow of the story but it didn't. Ms. Beaumont leads the reader right up to a climactic moment and then changes POV. Keeps the reader on their toes and turning pages as quickly as possible. I highly recommend this and any other book by Ms. Beaumont.
I received a review copy from the author via BookSirens and this is my honest opinion.
I received a review copy from the author via BookSirens and this is my honest opinion.
March 25, 2024
“There was more to Jack Knight than simply a soldier turned photographer. Before I agreed to go out with him, I needed to find out what he was up to” - SL Beaumont 💜💜💜💜💜 Thank you @booksirens for the opportunity to read this book. I absolutely adored it. One family, two wars, two photographs and lots of romance and adventure. This was an excellent historical fiction that I had a hard time putting down. SL Beaumont used words to place me in the shoes of the various characters with excellent imagery and just the right amount of intrigue and twists. A story told from two perspectives interlocking into one was perfectly presented and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves stories about strong woman during war times.
January 29, 2024
I love WWII historical fiction, and this is another great one. The book tells the story of Mae and her husband Jack, who work within military intelligence for the British during the war. The book flashes forward to their granddaughter, who follows in her grandfather's footsteps as a photographer, only she is covering the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. As she covers the fall of the wall, she also discovers the story of her grandfather's murder all thos years before. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 13, 2024
I've always been in awe of the photographers and photojournalists who willingly risk their own safety and go into war zones just to give us, the people the true story of what's going on, so when I saw this book, I knew it was one I definitely wanted to read. After only a few pages I knew this was going to be an unputdownable, edge of my seat favorite. And boy, was it ever!
Mae in 1944 England and Rachel in 1989 New Zealand are tied by love but more importantly by the stories they share. Mae works at Betchley Park, the British's secret location where Nazi messages and plans are decoded in an effort to aid England in their war effort. After she meets a war photographer and falls in love and gets married, she realizes he's given unheard of access to Betchley, which leads her to question who this man really is. Upon his death when her life is also threatened, she escapes to New Zealand for safety reasons.
Rachel, Mae's granddaughter leaves her job in London to visit her grandmother in New Zealand. While the two are looking at old photos Mae recognizes a man who she said killed her husband. Mae, also a photographer like her grandfather decides to find this person as she is also reporting on the Cold War and the coming down of the Berlin Wall.
The story is non-stop action and filled with many twists and turns. It was a thrilling reminder just how dangerous her job as a photographer was during this time in history. This is a dual time period book, which I always enjoy. In some dual time period stories, there's usually one that I enjoy more, but in this one each character's story was as compelling as the other. And the best part is at the end of each woman's chapter there was a cliffhanger which made me want to read faster to get back to that story. Brilliant way to keep me reading longer than I'd planned. The book is loaded with great historical content which I found very fitting for what's going on now in the world. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great historical fiction read or really, anyone who likes a thrilling, page turner that will shock and endear you. Happy Reading!
Mae in 1944 England and Rachel in 1989 New Zealand are tied by love but more importantly by the stories they share. Mae works at Betchley Park, the British's secret location where Nazi messages and plans are decoded in an effort to aid England in their war effort. After she meets a war photographer and falls in love and gets married, she realizes he's given unheard of access to Betchley, which leads her to question who this man really is. Upon his death when her life is also threatened, she escapes to New Zealand for safety reasons.
Rachel, Mae's granddaughter leaves her job in London to visit her grandmother in New Zealand. While the two are looking at old photos Mae recognizes a man who she said killed her husband. Mae, also a photographer like her grandfather decides to find this person as she is also reporting on the Cold War and the coming down of the Berlin Wall.
The story is non-stop action and filled with many twists and turns. It was a thrilling reminder just how dangerous her job as a photographer was during this time in history. This is a dual time period book, which I always enjoy. In some dual time period stories, there's usually one that I enjoy more, but in this one each character's story was as compelling as the other. And the best part is at the end of each woman's chapter there was a cliffhanger which made me want to read faster to get back to that story. Brilliant way to keep me reading longer than I'd planned. The book is loaded with great historical content which I found very fitting for what's going on now in the world. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great historical fiction read or really, anyone who likes a thrilling, page turner that will shock and endear you. Happy Reading!
February 15, 2024
In 1943 Mae Webster was recruited by her Uncle Charles to work at Bletchley Park. At a celebration with her co-workers she first met Jack Knight, a war photographer from New Zealand. When she sees him again at Bletchley Park she suspects that his role in the war effort is so much more. Periods of absences and his familiarity with officers at Bletchley confirms this. He is there for her when tragedy strikes and their relationship leads to a proposal and marriage. Mae continues to work at Bletchley, but soon discovers that she is pregnant. During her time at Bletchley there was a suspected mole passing secrets to Russia. At the war’s end Jack discovers the identity of the mole but is killed soon after. To keep Mae safe, Uncle Charles arranges her passage to Jack’s family in New Zealand.
S.L. Beaumont’s story follows a dual timeline, continuing in 1989. Rachel Talbot, a photojournalist, is Mae’s granddaughter. After discovering Mae’s story and evidence of the mole’s identity she decides to look into the man responsible for her grandfather’s death. He had defected and is now a Stasi officer. Tracking him in East Berlin puts Rachel into danger. Sheila finds herself in Berlin at a tumultuous time. East Berlin is experiencing protests that will eventually lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Beaumont’s description of East Berlin under Russian occupation and Rachel’s crossing through Checkpoint Charlie is both frightening and accurate. Having made that same trip in the 1970s, the difference between the bustle of West Berlin and the suppressive atmosphere of East Berlin was startling. This made Beaumont’s The War Photographer a story that is highly recommended for historical fiction fans. I would like to thank the author for making this story available for my review.
S.L. Beaumont’s story follows a dual timeline, continuing in 1989. Rachel Talbot, a photojournalist, is Mae’s granddaughter. After discovering Mae’s story and evidence of the mole’s identity she decides to look into the man responsible for her grandfather’s death. He had defected and is now a Stasi officer. Tracking him in East Berlin puts Rachel into danger. Sheila finds herself in Berlin at a tumultuous time. East Berlin is experiencing protests that will eventually lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Beaumont’s description of East Berlin under Russian occupation and Rachel’s crossing through Checkpoint Charlie is both frightening and accurate. Having made that same trip in the 1970s, the difference between the bustle of West Berlin and the suppressive atmosphere of East Berlin was startling. This made Beaumont’s The War Photographer a story that is highly recommended for historical fiction fans. I would like to thank the author for making this story available for my review.
February 17, 2024
Told in a dual timeline this book covers the world history from WWII England and the race to decipher German communications at Bletchley Park to the events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 thru the lenses, literally, of two photojournalists (each on their own timeline) connected not only by their passion of photography but by blood ties.
On the first timeline we read the story of Mae and Jack Knight, Rose is recruited to work at Bletchley Park while Jack, although bien from New Zealand works as a war photojournalist masking his real job as a spy for the British government.
On the other timeline we read about Rachel, Mae and Jack's grandaughter, working as a photojournalist in London and trying to make a name in a male dominated field. Her big break comes when, as a favor to her grandmother, goes to Berlin searching for the man she thinks is the killer of Jack.
During her time in Berlin, Rachel lives the end of communism in Germany and the fall of the Berlin Wall, while at the same time falling in love with an East Berlin man and finding the man who killed her grandfather, but is he the real culprit or was he being framed all those years ago for the deed of another man.
This book is perfect blending history with fiction, in both time periods, the transitions between periods is flawless, the action and suspense keeps the reader engaged in the story and the plot is completely believable. A good book to read.
On the first timeline we read the story of Mae and Jack Knight, Rose is recruited to work at Bletchley Park while Jack, although bien from New Zealand works as a war photojournalist masking his real job as a spy for the British government.
On the other timeline we read about Rachel, Mae and Jack's grandaughter, working as a photojournalist in London and trying to make a name in a male dominated field. Her big break comes when, as a favor to her grandmother, goes to Berlin searching for the man she thinks is the killer of Jack.
During her time in Berlin, Rachel lives the end of communism in Germany and the fall of the Berlin Wall, while at the same time falling in love with an East Berlin man and finding the man who killed her grandfather, but is he the real culprit or was he being framed all those years ago for the deed of another man.
This book is perfect blending history with fiction, in both time periods, the transitions between periods is flawless, the action and suspense keeps the reader engaged in the story and the plot is completely believable. A good book to read.
February 5, 2024
This was terrific. The story is split between two timelines. The first is based around Bletchley Park in 1943 where Mae and some others are decrypting Nazi communications. This is where she meets Jack Knight, an ex-soldier and now a war photographer but seemingly a bit more than that, and where there is suspicions around someone leaking information to the Russians. The second is in 1989 around the fall of the Berlin Wall where Mae's granddaughter Rachel is sent. She is also a newspaper photographer. Rachel also has an ulterior motive as Mae is convinced that the traitor from Bletchley Park who she believes is also the person responsible for killing Jack, is a Stasi officer, and so is determined to prove it is him and bring him to justice all these years later.
I love this type of historical story and the work at Bletchley Park is so fascinating as a topic anyway. Coupled with events in Germany and elsewhere in 1989 which I remember vividly, brings everything to life and interspersed with the fictional story, had me hooked throughout. The author did a great job bringing the characters to life and it was an amazing read overall. I have read a few books now by this author and all have been excellent. Looking forward to reading more in the near future.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I love this type of historical story and the work at Bletchley Park is so fascinating as a topic anyway. Coupled with events in Germany and elsewhere in 1989 which I remember vividly, brings everything to life and interspersed with the fictional story, had me hooked throughout. The author did a great job bringing the characters to life and it was an amazing read overall. I have read a few books now by this author and all have been excellent. Looking forward to reading more in the near future.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
March 18, 2024
I loved this book! The story takes place in one of my favorite eras of history, World War II(especially) and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Although I couldn't experience the events myself, I know they were life-changing for many people. The book is also a mystery, as Rachel sets out to find the person who killed her grandfather during WWII. Rachel is a modern woman who works in the same field as her grandfather did during the war, and now she has people who don't believe that she is able to do the same job. She proves them wrong, and finds the killer is not who I thought him to be. There's one character that's not likeable, but is innocent of the crimes he's accused of. Rachel finds more in Berlin than what she's expecting. Her grandmother's story, full of love and tragedy is beautiful and I am glad she found peace in the end. A beautiful read and I am glad I found it.
I was given an ARC copy through BookSirens and am glad to write a review.
I was given an ARC copy through BookSirens and am glad to write a review.
July 30, 2025
Really loved this book! It is a dual timeline involving Mae Knight and her granddaughter, Rachel. Mae worked at Bletchley Park during WWII and meets the love of her life in Jack Knight. He is a photographer, but also works for more secretive people. He is killed by someone who is spying for another country. Mae then goes to New Zealand to live with her in-laws. Rachel is also a photographer in the 1980s and is drawn to Europe in the lead up and during the fall of the Berlin Wall. So, the two time lines are late WWII and the 1980s. Loved how the two connected when Mae recognized the person who killed Jack, now part of the Stasi in East Berlin. So, Rachel goes in search of this man and to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Great bit of history in both timelines.
Great bit of history in both timelines.
January 19, 2024
I received a copy of this book from the author and couldn’t put it down.
This is a very well researched book that spans five decades from World War 2 to the fall of the Berlin Wall. These are two periods of recent history that have always fascinated me as, while I wasn’t alive during the war, I do clearly remember watching the Berlin Wall being torn down on the television.
The characters in this story are well written and believable. I have to say that I shed a good few tears at more than one point in the story.
This is one of those stories that you are desperate to finish to find out the ending but you don’t want to end because there will be an empty space where it was.
I would definitely recommend this book.
This is a very well researched book that spans five decades from World War 2 to the fall of the Berlin Wall. These are two periods of recent history that have always fascinated me as, while I wasn’t alive during the war, I do clearly remember watching the Berlin Wall being torn down on the television.
The characters in this story are well written and believable. I have to say that I shed a good few tears at more than one point in the story.
This is one of those stories that you are desperate to finish to find out the ending but you don’t want to end because there will be an empty space where it was.
I would definitely recommend this book.
January 21, 2024
Wow what a ride, it felt like I was actually the there, feeling the angst, the tension, and the joy of watching the wall come down. I did not expect the ending though. It goes to show that these photographers go through so much to get us the pictures. I was so glad that Rachel found ham(Leo) in the end. And that she continues her journey with him in Germany.
February 1, 2024
I loved this novel. It brought together my fascination with enigma and my time in Vienna when East Germans were coming through Hungary and Austria to freedom in West Germany. On the first anniversary of unification, I marched arm-in-arm through the Brandenburgertur with colleagues from the former East and visited places that must have been familiar to my grandfather who grew up in Prussia and regretted he could never revisit his homeland.
Enough about me. This book was like being there, both at Bletchley and in Berlin and Leipzig. It was completely believable and the romances just tied things together beautifully. A must read!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Enough about me. This book was like being there, both at Bletchley and in Berlin and Leipzig. It was completely believable and the romances just tied things together beautifully. A must read!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
January 27, 2024
This is definitely a 5 star book. I’ve read several wartime historical fiction books, but this one came from a little different angle by focusing on the war photographers, but has plenty of secrets and intrigue. The story goes between war time years to the Cold War, focusing on East and West Germany, which was fascinating yet scary. Characters are strongly depicted. I didn’t want to put this one down. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
January 23, 2024
This was simply so well done.
I personally love learning about the world in interesting way and this definitely was interesting. The intersection of the fall of the Berlin wall and the secrets that those great Bletchley translators and code breakers. This truly was a fascinating take on the history that built the current world.
Loved everything from Mae's perspective. She'd lived, loved and lost all too quickly and proven to herself that life could and should live on in the people that came after.
And Rachel, truly loved the world. She wanted to give folks the perspective that let them truly experience what was occurring during her time and she stumbled along a love that stood the test of time.
Overall, could hardly put this book down.
I personally love learning about the world in interesting way and this definitely was interesting. The intersection of the fall of the Berlin wall and the secrets that those great Bletchley translators and code breakers. This truly was a fascinating take on the history that built the current world.
Loved everything from Mae's perspective. She'd lived, loved and lost all too quickly and proven to herself that life could and should live on in the people that came after.
And Rachel, truly loved the world. She wanted to give folks the perspective that let them truly experience what was occurring during her time and she stumbled along a love that stood the test of time.
Overall, could hardly put this book down.
July 5, 2024
SL Beaumont is maticulous in her research and writes a pacy, engaging story across dual timeframes, skilfully bringing life to history.
December 18, 2024
A Must Read.....well written ...well research....an insight to wat was really happening behind the scenes at the time....like today....I couldnt put it down.
January 31, 2024
An absolute read , between historical war characters and their secrets to events that happened in our living memory and follow the steps of their fore fathers to reveal a secret held for many years.
Thoroughly enjoyed and could not put down.
Thoroughly enjoyed and could not put down.
February 15, 2024
“The War Photographers” covers World War II from late 1943 to early 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall that divided East and West Germany. The story is captivating, with wartime romances and effective tensions in each conflict.
Mae is employed at Bletchley Hall during the 1940s and meets Jack who appears to be a wartime photographer, but maybe there’s more to him. He also carries a secret that is lost for years with his demise. Mae’s granddaughter, Rachel, also takes up wartime photography. She inserts herself into Cold War tensions around the Berlin Wall at a time when women were not assigned to battlefield situations. Rachel pursues a German officer who she believes murdered her grandfather with the help of Leo, an East German who happens to be very drawn to Rachel.
The romances and the tensions are well intertwined and the transitions between the different periods are easy to follow. I received an ARC of “The War Photographers” from Book Sirens for my voluntary honest review. This is an excellent book.
Mae is employed at Bletchley Hall during the 1940s and meets Jack who appears to be a wartime photographer, but maybe there’s more to him. He also carries a secret that is lost for years with his demise. Mae’s granddaughter, Rachel, also takes up wartime photography. She inserts herself into Cold War tensions around the Berlin Wall at a time when women were not assigned to battlefield situations. Rachel pursues a German officer who she believes murdered her grandfather with the help of Leo, an East German who happens to be very drawn to Rachel.
The romances and the tensions are well intertwined and the transitions between the different periods are easy to follow. I received an ARC of “The War Photographers” from Book Sirens for my voluntary honest review. This is an excellent book.
February 9, 2024
This is a very good, well written interesting book that contains stories from two time periods and is set in several countries. The grandmother tells her story from World War 2 to her granddaughter whose story we also hear which happens in the Cold War. There are romances in both stories. Even though the first story is in WW, there is not much violence in the book, though there is some tragedy and sadness. There is some profanity but not much. There is a bit of a surprise near the end of the book. I recommend reading the book. It is hard to stop reading and is pretty quick to read.
May 8, 2024
What a fascinating and well written story. Loved the NZ connection and the double time frame. Have already recommended to many friends
January 29, 2025
What an amazing book on very interesting times excellent research
June 20, 2025
Great Book
This was one of the best books that was written about the war. I couldn’t put it down after starting.
This was one of the best books that was written about the war. I couldn’t put it down after starting.
July 4, 2025
Enjoyable take on WWII.
February 15, 2024
She is about to be plunge into the hunt of a spy while falling in love with him. A photo will put them both into danger. How will they get on? Can they work through it all? Will they stay safe? See how they get on
I received an advance copy from hidden gems and I want to review
I received an advance copy from hidden gems and I want to review
June 9, 2025
Amazing!
This took me too an era I had heard of, but part had taken place years before my birth. In the 80's, I was becoming a single mother of 2. This was an incredible journey back too a time I had heard of and some happening at the time. This is an incredible story and I loved it! Thank you!!
This took me too an era I had heard of, but part had taken place years before my birth. In the 80's, I was becoming a single mother of 2. This was an incredible journey back too a time I had heard of and some happening at the time. This is an incredible story and I loved it! Thank you!!
February 27, 2024
This WWII book covers the lives of husband and wife, Mae and Jack, working for British intelligence during the war. Jack is a war photographer who is eventually murdered in his line of work. This author does such an excellent job of writing a story that pulls the reader into the story, into the time, into the emotions of the moment that it is hard to step back into present time. The heartache is real but so is the bittersweet joy. This book has all the feels and will leave the reader thinking on the story long after they are done reading.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
August 8, 2024
War torn Europe in the 1940s and political upheaval in 1989 provides the background for this generational tale of intrigue and romance.
It is both fascinating and compelling reading, with plot themes running alongside the real events of the times.
The narrative transfers back and forth between the two eras with wonderful character development and realistic insights. A well researched and thoughtful story line keeps the reader engaged.
The WWII bombings in London were described in an authentic way, and settings in wartime Britain felt familiar. Then I could sense the danger and urgency surrounding the reporting of happenings in Berlin some fifty years later.
It is both fascinating and compelling reading, with plot themes running alongside the real events of the times.
The narrative transfers back and forth between the two eras with wonderful character development and realistic insights. A well researched and thoughtful story line keeps the reader engaged.
The WWII bombings in London were described in an authentic way, and settings in wartime Britain felt familiar. Then I could sense the danger and urgency surrounding the reporting of happenings in Berlin some fifty years later.
December 15, 2023
If you’ve ever been interested in WWII and fall of the Berlin Wall history, this exciting historical fiction mystery provides much fascinating details of that time. Besides murder, bombs and love, there is much danger in entering East Germany. Who is able to return to West Germany — and what happens to those who are not? The story moves fast and keeps you at the edge of your seat.
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