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Resistance Girl #2
The Diamond Courier
A gripping WWII historical fiction novel about courage, resistance, and a young woman who risks everything behind enemy lines.
England, 1942
As war threatens all of Europe, Lili Hamilton refuses to be confined by society’s expectations. The daughter of a WWI heroine, she craves a cause worth fighting for—and finds it in London’s communist circles, where whispers of resistance and revolution echo through the streets.
When she’s recruited by the enigmatic Leo Oppenheim for a covert mission to Antwerp, Lili steps into the shadows of Nazi-occupied Belgium as a diamond courier. Her task is dangerous. Her loyalties, uncertain.
As she navigates the tensions of the Jewish quarter, forms a deep bond with the Goldmunz family, and crosses paths with the charming yet brutal Gestapo leader Ulrich Lemberg, Lili is drawn into a world where every move could be her last.
Inspired by true wartime operations, The Diamond Courier is a story of courage, conviction, and the high cost of resistance. With echoes of The Nightingale and The Rose Code, this standalone installment in The Resistance Girl Series blends espionage, emotional suspense, and a clean romantic arc into one unforgettable novel.
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Hannah Byron
37 books194 followersHannah Byron is an acclaimed author of historical fiction centered on WWII resistance women. Born in Paris in the mid-1950s to a British mother and a Dutch father, she grew up with strong ties to France, the UK, and Holland, which continue to inspire her work. Most of her novels are set in Western Europe, where history and culture run deep.
After decades of balancing life as a mother, university professor, and translator, Hannah is now a full-time author. She writes passionate novels about resistance and romance set in the 20th century—topics close to her heart. Readers often describe Byron’s work as gripping, deeply emotional, and impossible to put down.
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After decades of balancing life as a mother, university professor, and translator, Hannah is now a full-time author. She writes passionate novels about resistance and romance set in the 20th century—topics close to her heart. Readers often describe Byron’s work as gripping, deeply emotional, and impossible to put down.
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January 31, 2021
This magnificent story is set in the early days of the Second World War. The plot is centered on Lili Hamilton, a young British woman recruited by her boyfriend Leo to illegally transport diamonds from Antwerp to London. Leo is the leader of the British Communist Party.
Byron gives us a superb plot, relatable characters and exquisite writing. I felt I was in the settings and could see and hear the people around me.
I'm looking forward to Byron's next book.
Recommended for readers of WWII fiction.
Byron gives us a superb plot, relatable characters and exquisite writing. I felt I was in the settings and could see and hear the people around me.
I'm looking forward to Byron's next book.
Recommended for readers of WWII fiction.
February 15, 2021
England 1939, Liliane Hamilton is only 19 and her parents want her to marry Iain Brodie. Iain works for her father Gerald at his Betteshanger colliery, she considers him a friend and Lili doesn’t feel ready to get married. She has her own plans, she’s interested in communism, its ideology and becoming a journalist. Not something a girl from her background could possibly be involved in and her parents plan to send her off to finishing school in Switzerland. Here she’s expected to learn all the things a proper young lady needs to know before she becomes a wife and mother.
On her way to finishing school Lili meets Leopold Oppenheim in Paris; he’s the leader of the British communist party and he’s turned his back on his own privileged upbringing. His father Chaim Oppenheim is London’s richest and most influential diamond merchant and is very well known in the diamond trade. When the Second World War starts Lili moves to London, to be with Leo and has she made a mistake? He's a troubled person and he needs money for himself and the communist party. Lili’s going to France to work as a war correspondent; Leo wants her to go to Antwerp and visit a friend of his father’s Isaac Goldmunz. Antwerp is Europe’s largest diamond center and Isaac and Elizabeth Goldmunz remained here to safe guard what's left of the Jewish diamond industry.
The German commander Ulrich Lemberg often dines at the Goldmunz home, the Goldmunz’s need his protection and Lili also meets the friendly couple. The Goldmunz’s come up with a plan for Lili to smuggle diamonds from Antwerp, through France, to safety in England and give them to Chaim Oppenheim? It’s extremely dangerous; will Lili attempt to return to England, carrying priceless diamonds and make it home?
As you read The Diamond Courier you notice Lili changes from being a rather selfish young girl, she learns from her mistakes, becomes more considerate and grows up. I enjoyed reading all the details included in the story and discovering the religious link Jewish people had to diamonds. I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review, I can't wait to read The Parisian Spy and five stars from me. https://karrenreadsbooks.blogspot.com/
On her way to finishing school Lili meets Leopold Oppenheim in Paris; he’s the leader of the British communist party and he’s turned his back on his own privileged upbringing. His father Chaim Oppenheim is London’s richest and most influential diamond merchant and is very well known in the diamond trade. When the Second World War starts Lili moves to London, to be with Leo and has she made a mistake? He's a troubled person and he needs money for himself and the communist party. Lili’s going to France to work as a war correspondent; Leo wants her to go to Antwerp and visit a friend of his father’s Isaac Goldmunz. Antwerp is Europe’s largest diamond center and Isaac and Elizabeth Goldmunz remained here to safe guard what's left of the Jewish diamond industry.
The German commander Ulrich Lemberg often dines at the Goldmunz home, the Goldmunz’s need his protection and Lili also meets the friendly couple. The Goldmunz’s come up with a plan for Lili to smuggle diamonds from Antwerp, through France, to safety in England and give them to Chaim Oppenheim? It’s extremely dangerous; will Lili attempt to return to England, carrying priceless diamonds and make it home?
As you read The Diamond Courier you notice Lili changes from being a rather selfish young girl, she learns from her mistakes, becomes more considerate and grows up. I enjoyed reading all the details included in the story and discovering the religious link Jewish people had to diamonds. I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review, I can't wait to read The Parisian Spy and five stars from me. https://karrenreadsbooks.blogspot.com/
December 10, 2020
Twenty years have passed since the end of Hannah Byron's World War One novel In Picardy's Fields. It is now 1939 and the Second World War is just beginning, but all seems peaceful in Kent, England where the narrator, Lili Hamilton, lives with her parents. War is the last thing on Lili's mind as she contemplates how to get out of an arranged marriage and pursue a career in journalism.
The surname Hamilton may be familiar to those who have read the previous book but Lady Madeleine has left her war achievements far behind in The Diamond Courier where she plays the role of a prim and proper lady of the house. Her daughter, Liliane, feels trapped by her sensible parents' expectations who thwart her plans to be a political journalist. Yet Lili, encouraged by the handsome leader of the British Communist Party Leo Oppenheim, perseveres, thus estranging herself from her family.
Lili soon learns living in London with Leo is not the life she desired, but feels it is too late to back out, especially after witnessing the treatment of Jews on the continent. The Jewish community need someone to bring their precious diamonds to safety before the Germans get their hands on them, and they believe Lili is the best person for the job. Unless, of course, she gets caught.
The Diamond Courier is much darker than Byron's previous book. Naturally, war is not a happy topic, but the sense of hope felt in In Picardy's Fields is missing in this novel. The story divides into two sections, "Leo" and "After Leo". The former is lengthier, drawn-out, and not always pleasant to read. The latter, on the other hand, is packed with danger, excitement and adventure.
For Lili, Communism is something new and exciting, which she desires to pursue. The party has clear views about the war, with which all members must agree. Yet, when faced with the horrors of war, Lili realises she must cast aside her political opinions. Whether Communist, Jew, sympathiser or resistance member, no one deserves the terrible treatment delivered by the Nazis.
Although this is a work of fiction, Byron remains faithful to the true nature of the Second World War. She does not gloss over any of the atrocities and, whilst the reader keeps their fingers and toes crossed that Lili will get her "happily ever after" ending, this cannot be possible for everyone in the novel.
Aiming to show the strength of women living in a "man's world", Byron has created female characters of whom to be proud and respect. Whilst the storyline may not always be pleasant, it is a gripping narrative that immerses the reader into Lili's life and experiences. Hannah Byron has a way with words that keeps the reader engaged throughout. She is an author to keep an eye on.
The surname Hamilton may be familiar to those who have read the previous book but Lady Madeleine has left her war achievements far behind in The Diamond Courier where she plays the role of a prim and proper lady of the house. Her daughter, Liliane, feels trapped by her sensible parents' expectations who thwart her plans to be a political journalist. Yet Lili, encouraged by the handsome leader of the British Communist Party Leo Oppenheim, perseveres, thus estranging herself from her family.
Lili soon learns living in London with Leo is not the life she desired, but feels it is too late to back out, especially after witnessing the treatment of Jews on the continent. The Jewish community need someone to bring their precious diamonds to safety before the Germans get their hands on them, and they believe Lili is the best person for the job. Unless, of course, she gets caught.
The Diamond Courier is much darker than Byron's previous book. Naturally, war is not a happy topic, but the sense of hope felt in In Picardy's Fields is missing in this novel. The story divides into two sections, "Leo" and "After Leo". The former is lengthier, drawn-out, and not always pleasant to read. The latter, on the other hand, is packed with danger, excitement and adventure.
For Lili, Communism is something new and exciting, which she desires to pursue. The party has clear views about the war, with which all members must agree. Yet, when faced with the horrors of war, Lili realises she must cast aside her political opinions. Whether Communist, Jew, sympathiser or resistance member, no one deserves the terrible treatment delivered by the Nazis.
Although this is a work of fiction, Byron remains faithful to the true nature of the Second World War. She does not gloss over any of the atrocities and, whilst the reader keeps their fingers and toes crossed that Lili will get her "happily ever after" ending, this cannot be possible for everyone in the novel.
Aiming to show the strength of women living in a "man's world", Byron has created female characters of whom to be proud and respect. Whilst the storyline may not always be pleasant, it is a gripping narrative that immerses the reader into Lili's life and experiences. Hannah Byron has a way with words that keeps the reader engaged throughout. She is an author to keep an eye on.
December 10, 2020
The Diamond Courier by Hannah Byron
Book starts out table of contents, then quote from Runi. Story starts in 1939 and Lili is about to attend her engagement party to Iain, but then it's not that at all...
She ends up away from home in a finishing school, visits with her relatives in Paris and meets a boy.
She also makes friends with a few ladies at the school and they stay in touch with one another..
When the war strikes they are all sent home but Lili wants more adventure. She learns of her mothers scandalous adventures also and how her met her spouse.
She finds a way to advance her interests and is able to get a job in London at the paper. Love hearing how she also befriends a man in her father's mines and she plans to help them get exposure to the wrong ways they are mistreated.
Super love hearing of her in the mines, my wildest dream. With her mothers news she fears she has caused harm so heads to London to work. The committee has set up a place for her to stay and to be fed as long as she writes.
She picks up with her boyfriend again and he wants her to head to the diamond mine while she is covering the war. He also wants her to do illegal things and she agrees but I feel it's only to keep him in her bed, as she knows he has others in his bed...
So brave and adventurous she is as she heads to help others but some things just don't go as planned.
Love hearing of the farming practices, behind the scenes in the city about Communism and how she can help her friend Leo by getting the diamonds from a family friend.
Love listening to all the characters stories and what they are doing to help fight the war in their own way.
Like hearing about the mines and how she hopes to help those that must go down the shafts daily and are not getting their rightful pay or compensations.
Throughout the book I felt as if I was right there, the author does an excellent job of describing everything, the scenes, smells, sounds, etc.
Hated to see this one end as there are so many tragic events that go along with history of the war.
Never expected the story to end up at all as it did, brilliant!
Can be read as a stand alone and the saga goes on with others stories of the times.
Sneak peak of the next book in the series is attached, sign up for the authors newsletters for upcoming releases, author's note with resources, and about the author are included at the end.
Other works by the author are included at the end.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
Book starts out table of contents, then quote from Runi. Story starts in 1939 and Lili is about to attend her engagement party to Iain, but then it's not that at all...
She ends up away from home in a finishing school, visits with her relatives in Paris and meets a boy.
She also makes friends with a few ladies at the school and they stay in touch with one another..
When the war strikes they are all sent home but Lili wants more adventure. She learns of her mothers scandalous adventures also and how her met her spouse.
She finds a way to advance her interests and is able to get a job in London at the paper. Love hearing how she also befriends a man in her father's mines and she plans to help them get exposure to the wrong ways they are mistreated.
Super love hearing of her in the mines, my wildest dream. With her mothers news she fears she has caused harm so heads to London to work. The committee has set up a place for her to stay and to be fed as long as she writes.
She picks up with her boyfriend again and he wants her to head to the diamond mine while she is covering the war. He also wants her to do illegal things and she agrees but I feel it's only to keep him in her bed, as she knows he has others in his bed...
So brave and adventurous she is as she heads to help others but some things just don't go as planned.
Love hearing of the farming practices, behind the scenes in the city about Communism and how she can help her friend Leo by getting the diamonds from a family friend.
Love listening to all the characters stories and what they are doing to help fight the war in their own way.
Like hearing about the mines and how she hopes to help those that must go down the shafts daily and are not getting their rightful pay or compensations.
Throughout the book I felt as if I was right there, the author does an excellent job of describing everything, the scenes, smells, sounds, etc.
Hated to see this one end as there are so many tragic events that go along with history of the war.
Never expected the story to end up at all as it did, brilliant!
Can be read as a stand alone and the saga goes on with others stories of the times.
Sneak peak of the next book in the series is attached, sign up for the authors newsletters for upcoming releases, author's note with resources, and about the author are included at the end.
Other works by the author are included at the end.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
November 21, 2020
If you thought the first book was amazing like me. This one was incredible. I love this genre so much and Hannah Byron does an amazing job showing how bad ass women can be.
April 26, 2021
To live, to love and to be free
Liliane Hamilton is a spirited young redhead. When she calls off her engagement to Iain Brody at the engagement party and is sent to a girl's finishing school she has no idea what life has in store for her.
She engages the Communistic way of thinking and vows that the fascists will never prevail. She rails against capitalism and begins to write articles for a communistic newspaper. When she assists with a strike against her father's mine she goes too far and flees to London to be with Leo a communistic leader.
As WWII rages on she becomes involved in activities that put her at risk. Her life becomes more hectic as she goes from finishing school to war reporter to smuggling diamond out from under the noses of the Nazi's. Her luck will run out and she is captured by the Nazi's and sent to a camp.
This story is of the courage of a few brave people. It is a story of the treatment of the Jewish people by the Germans during WWII, and some that were brave enough to help them.
I loved the characters in the story, some of whom survived and those that did not. I loved the descriptions of the many different places mentioned in the book. I really liked the Character of Iain Brody who was always there for Lili.
I enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it.
Thanks to Hannah Byron, BooksGoSocial, and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review a copy of the book
Liliane Hamilton is a spirited young redhead. When she calls off her engagement to Iain Brody at the engagement party and is sent to a girl's finishing school she has no idea what life has in store for her.
She engages the Communistic way of thinking and vows that the fascists will never prevail. She rails against capitalism and begins to write articles for a communistic newspaper. When she assists with a strike against her father's mine she goes too far and flees to London to be with Leo a communistic leader.
As WWII rages on she becomes involved in activities that put her at risk. Her life becomes more hectic as she goes from finishing school to war reporter to smuggling diamond out from under the noses of the Nazi's. Her luck will run out and she is captured by the Nazi's and sent to a camp.
This story is of the courage of a few brave people. It is a story of the treatment of the Jewish people by the Germans during WWII, and some that were brave enough to help them.
I loved the characters in the story, some of whom survived and those that did not. I loved the descriptions of the many different places mentioned in the book. I really liked the Character of Iain Brody who was always there for Lili.
I enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it.
Thanks to Hannah Byron, BooksGoSocial, and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review a copy of the book
July 8, 2022
I have so many thoughts on this book. I’ll do a Pro/Con list to simplify…
Pro:
Historical fiction (my fave genre)
Lots of details
Beautiful settings
Interesting story
Cons:
Some sentences were just VERY poorly written. Cheesy, not good writing, choppy
LONG story lines. Could have been condensed. The protagonist goes through hundreds of pages in the belief of communism to find out it doesn’t work, but then she hangs on to that theory as being beneficial throughout the remainder of the book. And yet she loves a capitalist lifestyle. IMO, I found that incredibly aggravating.
Too many details. At some points, it was detail overload
So, I read through it all, quite a long book on my e reader, and came away just so so about it all.
However, I would like to read other works of this author. She has the potential to be a great writer, so I’m not giving up yet!
Pro:
Historical fiction (my fave genre)
Lots of details
Beautiful settings
Interesting story
Cons:
Some sentences were just VERY poorly written. Cheesy, not good writing, choppy
LONG story lines. Could have been condensed. The protagonist goes through hundreds of pages in the belief of communism to find out it doesn’t work, but then she hangs on to that theory as being beneficial throughout the remainder of the book. And yet she loves a capitalist lifestyle. IMO, I found that incredibly aggravating.
Too many details. At some points, it was detail overload
So, I read through it all, quite a long book on my e reader, and came away just so so about it all.
However, I would like to read other works of this author. She has the potential to be a great writer, so I’m not giving up yet!
April 21, 2021
“Be careful, dear girl, and choose wisely. It will help you – maybe not in the short run but for the rest of your life.”
The Diamond Courier is a historical fiction set during World war II. The protagonist Lili Hamilton, who dreams of being a radical journalist, gets her life turned upside down in the world of war and politics, on her journey to find herself and liberate herself from her privileged upbringing.
Lili Hamilton, who is nineteen, doesn't want to marry Iain Brodie, her best friend and her father's right hand, and settle for a domestic life. However, her ambitions to be a communist and journalist gets skewed when she is sent to the Swiss Finishing School in the summer of 1939.
On her way to her exile, she encounters Leo Oppenheim in Paris. He's not only the handsome leader of British Communist Party but also a prodigal son of London's most rich diamond trader, Chaim Oppenheim. Lili discovers an entirely different universe. Lili's stay at the opulent Swiss school becomes more bearable by the fact that Leo would take her under his wing.
When World War II breaks out, Lili winds up in London, where she eventually dabbles in free love and communism. Causes, however, need capital. Leopold who required funds for both his personal needs and the communist party had his sights set on Antwerp, Europe's largest diamond centre. Germany, on the other hand, was also in desperate need of Antwerp's diamonds for its war industry.
Lili infiltrates the Jewish community in Belgium and befriends both the Goldmunz family and Gestapo leader Ulrich Lemberg. Despite the atrocities of war, she becomes a diamond messenger between Antwerp and London. Until she is caught in 1943!
The Diamond Courier is packed with adventure, danger and excitement. The essence and atrocities of the world war has been well – captured, and it felt very real, at times. The author has penned wonderful female characters, who display such courage and brilliance, in a man’s world, especially during the darkest times of war. The plot is sluggish at first, but then it really picks up the pace and gets gripping halfway through.
What struck me the most was, the love and warmth displayed by Iain, her family, friends and comrades is genuinely heartwarming and beautiful. Lili Hamilton, with her strong personality, was smart and inspirational.
Hannah Byron brings us a tale of love, sacrifices, and compassion with such interesting, palpable, and solid characters and a captivating narrative style. It’s a fascinating historical tale. To all the silent brave heroes of the war! They radiated light in the darkest times.
The Diamond Courier is a historical fiction set during World war II. The protagonist Lili Hamilton, who dreams of being a radical journalist, gets her life turned upside down in the world of war and politics, on her journey to find herself and liberate herself from her privileged upbringing.
Lili Hamilton, who is nineteen, doesn't want to marry Iain Brodie, her best friend and her father's right hand, and settle for a domestic life. However, her ambitions to be a communist and journalist gets skewed when she is sent to the Swiss Finishing School in the summer of 1939.
On her way to her exile, she encounters Leo Oppenheim in Paris. He's not only the handsome leader of British Communist Party but also a prodigal son of London's most rich diamond trader, Chaim Oppenheim. Lili discovers an entirely different universe. Lili's stay at the opulent Swiss school becomes more bearable by the fact that Leo would take her under his wing.
When World War II breaks out, Lili winds up in London, where she eventually dabbles in free love and communism. Causes, however, need capital. Leopold who required funds for both his personal needs and the communist party had his sights set on Antwerp, Europe's largest diamond centre. Germany, on the other hand, was also in desperate need of Antwerp's diamonds for its war industry.
Lili infiltrates the Jewish community in Belgium and befriends both the Goldmunz family and Gestapo leader Ulrich Lemberg. Despite the atrocities of war, she becomes a diamond messenger between Antwerp and London. Until she is caught in 1943!
The Diamond Courier is packed with adventure, danger and excitement. The essence and atrocities of the world war has been well – captured, and it felt very real, at times. The author has penned wonderful female characters, who display such courage and brilliance, in a man’s world, especially during the darkest times of war. The plot is sluggish at first, but then it really picks up the pace and gets gripping halfway through.
What struck me the most was, the love and warmth displayed by Iain, her family, friends and comrades is genuinely heartwarming and beautiful. Lili Hamilton, with her strong personality, was smart and inspirational.
Hannah Byron brings us a tale of love, sacrifices, and compassion with such interesting, palpable, and solid characters and a captivating narrative style. It’s a fascinating historical tale. To all the silent brave heroes of the war! They radiated light in the darkest times.
April 18, 2021
The novel focuses on the young lady Liliane Hamilton, who is idealistic, opinionated but also enjoys the luxury to be so while living at home with her parents, her father a mine owner and her mother of French dissent. Lili as she is referred to in the story is trying to find herself. England 1939, Liliane Hamilton is only 19 and her parents want her to marry Iain Brodie. Iain works for her father Gerald at his Betteshanger colliery, she considers him a friend and Lili doesn’t feel ready to get married. She has her own plans, she’s interested in communism, its ideology and becoming a journalist. Not something a girl from her background could possibly be involved in and her parents plan to send her off to finishing school in Switzerland. Here she’s expected to learn all the things a proper young lady needs to know before she becomes a wife and mother.. On her way to finishing school Lili meets Leopold Oppenheim in Paris; he’s the leader of the British communist party and he’s turned his back on his own privileged upbringing. His father Chaim Oppenheim is London’s richest and most influential diamond merchant and is very well known in the diamond trade.. Leo is troubled and involved in the communist movement but proves to be unreliable and having lots of his own troubles but Lili believes she is in love.
The book evolves and you really go from thinking Lili a selfish spoiled brat to someone who has grown with a better understanding of responsibility and of giving of themselves for others.. Reading this evolution is nice but the writing is a bit wordy and at times choppy. I did enjoy the story and the plot. The writing did transfer the settings and the opinions of Lili well.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher or the opportunity to review this book,
The book evolves and you really go from thinking Lili a selfish spoiled brat to someone who has grown with a better understanding of responsibility and of giving of themselves for others.. Reading this evolution is nice but the writing is a bit wordy and at times choppy. I did enjoy the story and the plot. The writing did transfer the settings and the opinions of Lili well.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher or the opportunity to review this book,
April 22, 2021
Oh, headstrong Lili! I got upset with a few times, your decisions were not always the best! But what a journey, I just experienced!
Lili is 18 and feels trapped in a future that she doesn't want. She brazenly follows her heart and learns who she really is and just how much she is capable of doing.
I loved the dialogue, the vivid descriptions and the rich story telling of this book!
Lili is 18 and feels trapped in a future that she doesn't want. She brazenly follows her heart and learns who she really is and just how much she is capable of doing.
I loved the dialogue, the vivid descriptions and the rich story telling of this book!
February 12, 2023
THE DIAMOND COURIER
I found this book enjoyable. Young Liliane Hamilton, daughter of the wealthy London Betteshanger Colliery family, attempts to fulfill her naive communistic fantasies during WWII.
After calling off her engagement to long time friend Iain Brodie, her family sends her to finishing school in Switzerland. When war breaks out, Lili becomes involved with the handsome and exciting Leo Oppenheim, leader of the British Communist Party and son from the wealthy Oppenheim Diamond Company family. Her loyalties and morals are challenged many times as she becomes a courier of diamonds between Antwerp, Belgium and London.
While traveling throughout Europe, between spending her time as a journalist for a communist newspaper and learning about the diamond business, Lili comes to understand the Nazi’s treatment of the Jewish people during the war. She learns some very hard lessons and matures a great deal throughout her time away from home.
I thought this was a good solid story with excellent historical content that would be especially appealing to young people. I found the use of current terminology and slang a little distracting, given the time period and setting. I look forward to reading more works by this author.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Hannah Byron for the opportunity to read and review this book.
I found this book enjoyable. Young Liliane Hamilton, daughter of the wealthy London Betteshanger Colliery family, attempts to fulfill her naive communistic fantasies during WWII.
After calling off her engagement to long time friend Iain Brodie, her family sends her to finishing school in Switzerland. When war breaks out, Lili becomes involved with the handsome and exciting Leo Oppenheim, leader of the British Communist Party and son from the wealthy Oppenheim Diamond Company family. Her loyalties and morals are challenged many times as she becomes a courier of diamonds between Antwerp, Belgium and London.
While traveling throughout Europe, between spending her time as a journalist for a communist newspaper and learning about the diamond business, Lili comes to understand the Nazi’s treatment of the Jewish people during the war. She learns some very hard lessons and matures a great deal throughout her time away from home.
I thought this was a good solid story with excellent historical content that would be especially appealing to young people. I found the use of current terminology and slang a little distracting, given the time period and setting. I look forward to reading more works by this author.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Hannah Byron for the opportunity to read and review this book.
April 11, 2021
Wonderful novel!!!
The diamond courier is the second novel of a serie written by Hannah Byron on heroic girls called "resistance girl novels". It features Lili Hamilton, a young british who became a "Diamond Courier" carrying diamonds from Antwerp, in Belgium, to London during the World War II. Her heroic action saved assets of many Jewish families from Nazis. Because of that, Lili was arrested, experienced prison and almost lost her life. Beside the war there were also romance, love stories and interting encounters.
The diamond courier is well written and captivating. The author portrayed very well the context of WW II to such an extent the book can be read as watching a film. She also highlited the political debates and ideologies at that time.
All characters are well designed and inspirational. Personally I have adored Lili who was strong and brave. I highly recommend this book particularly for fans of romance in time of war.
Read: March, 2021
Source: NetGalley and the Publisher - BooksGoSocial
The diamond courier is the second novel of a serie written by Hannah Byron on heroic girls called "resistance girl novels". It features Lili Hamilton, a young british who became a "Diamond Courier" carrying diamonds from Antwerp, in Belgium, to London during the World War II. Her heroic action saved assets of many Jewish families from Nazis. Because of that, Lili was arrested, experienced prison and almost lost her life. Beside the war there were also romance, love stories and interting encounters.
The diamond courier is well written and captivating. The author portrayed very well the context of WW II to such an extent the book can be read as watching a film. She also highlited the political debates and ideologies at that time.
All characters are well designed and inspirational. Personally I have adored Lili who was strong and brave. I highly recommend this book particularly for fans of romance in time of war.
Read: March, 2021
Source: NetGalley and the Publisher - BooksGoSocial
March 23, 2021
This was a DNF for me. The writing was so wordy and laborious and there was very little dialogue in the book, it was impossible for me to get into the story and relate to the characters. From the beginning it felt like a really hard start like you just got thrown into the story with no context. Even after a chapter or two I was trying to figure out what in the world was happening or why the characters where doing or thinking anything that was being described. So much especially went into the immediate feelings of Lilli but completely without a given reason. The characters were detached and seemed either immature, socially inept, and unlikeable in how they related to each other, or were just poorly created and unrealistic. I finally gave up.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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December 16, 2020I love Hannah Byron's style of writing. It is so descriptive and flows like you're reading a poem. Hannah Byron has been bringing to light the role women played during the wars in her Resistance Girl series. Lili just wants to stay home and ride her horse and never get married. She makes a compromise with her father to go to finishing school instead of getting married. Lili thinks if she goes to the finishing school, it will be easy for her to leave and do what she wants. She falls in love with a man from the communist party and he comes up with a plan for her to steal diamonds and bring them back to him.
March 21, 2021
What a ride! With the poetic introduction to Lili Hamilton's homelife in The Diamond Courier, I was instantly enthralled with our heroine and certainly the writing style of Hannah Byron "Regally she descended the steps as if gliding down from the heavens..." However, it was an ephemeral romance that quickly fizzled. I hate to admit that I nearly terminated the read as it felt like it was heading towards a naive girl's fairytale love affair and I found some aspects incredibly far-fetched (that Leo's letter could actually make its way into her pocket so conveniently at finishing school, and Fillipo waiting at the train station for her Continental mission). I am ever the cynic and don't like mindless or fluffy books. However, and this is a big HOWEVER, the gushing reviews held sufficient weight and I now can't believe I nearly walked away! I learned that the far-fetched scenarios were not far-fetched at all (I just had to keep reading to find out), the fluff cleared and thus I formed a deep, powerful and profound love affair with this book.
Most books can pull you in towards a character or two, but every single character evoked deep emotion.
At the start we are introduced to Lili, a young woman torn between serving herself and her hidden communist ideals or a comfy existence with her long-term friend, placating her parents' wishes. She develops into a force not to be reckoned with. Her humanity, empathy, kindness and most of all chutzpah drew me in. As a woman, it was powerful to see someone depart an abusive relationship without feeling bitter. She could still hold Leo in her heart, but know her worth. An inspiration. I love Lili's parents and their unconditional love for their daughter. Even when they didn't agree with her political affiliation or actions, they were loving parents. I loved Leo, tormented by injuries sustained from the war, highlighting the power of addiction. And who couldn’t love Leo’s parents? I feel like part of Isaac, Fillipo, Oceane and Esther's world. But I loved Iain Brodie most of all, the stalwart supporter of Lili.
Through something so dark, they all brought light. I truly loved this book and was lingering on to every word by the end. Thank you thank you #Netgalley for this exceptional read in exchange for my honest opinion.
Most books can pull you in towards a character or two, but every single character evoked deep emotion.
At the start we are introduced to Lili, a young woman torn between serving herself and her hidden communist ideals or a comfy existence with her long-term friend, placating her parents' wishes. She develops into a force not to be reckoned with. Her humanity, empathy, kindness and most of all chutzpah drew me in. As a woman, it was powerful to see someone depart an abusive relationship without feeling bitter. She could still hold Leo in her heart, but know her worth. An inspiration. I love Lili's parents and their unconditional love for their daughter. Even when they didn't agree with her political affiliation or actions, they were loving parents. I loved Leo, tormented by injuries sustained from the war, highlighting the power of addiction. And who couldn’t love Leo’s parents? I feel like part of Isaac, Fillipo, Oceane and Esther's world. But I loved Iain Brodie most of all, the stalwart supporter of Lili.
Through something so dark, they all brought light. I truly loved this book and was lingering on to every word by the end. Thank you thank you #Netgalley for this exceptional read in exchange for my honest opinion.
December 10, 2020
History buffs will adore this beautiful and tragic story told during WWII. Lili, the daughter of one of the girls from Picardy Fields the prequel, is a bit innocent and immature. She’s grown up sheltered when the war hits. There’s a wonderful man ready to live his life with her when she decides she needs something bigger. I really wanted to like Lili but I think her unwillingness to heed advice just made me frustrated. But that’s who the character is and why events flowed the way they did. Lili took a similar path about the war like her mother did. She also met another girl, while in finishing school, who is the daughter of Agnes from Picardy Fields. The series will continue with the girls Lili met, I imagine the events will happen parallel to Lili’s timeline. I’ve received an early copy from the author and have written my unbiased review voluntarily.
December 10, 2020
The Diamond Courier is set in the beginning of WWII and features Lili, a privileged, headstrong and naive young woman. Flouting her parents desire for her to marry and settle down, Lili runs away to London to work as a journalist, meeting and falling for the head of the Communist party. Living on her own is not quite as glamorous or easy as she thinks, nor is the work she is doing as fulfilling. Lili wants to go to France and see first-hand the effects of the Hitler regime. Her time there is heartbreaking, frightening and requires more courage than Lili knew she had within her.
Hannah Byron has written a tale filled with interesting characters, some of which are linked to characters in her previous book, In Picardy's Fields. It was easy to feel like you were beside Lili as she experienced her many adventures, fears, heartaches and love.
Hannah Byron has written a tale filled with interesting characters, some of which are linked to characters in her previous book, In Picardy's Fields. It was easy to feel like you were beside Lili as she experienced her many adventures, fears, heartaches and love.
December 10, 2020
This magical story was a like a whirlwind through time. The story and the beloved characters evoked many emotions for me as they took me on a magical and sometimes terrifying journey back in time to when our world was in great turmoil, but it also showed how strong people can be in the face of devastation and adversity we will always overcome.
I loved the romance that in itself was a journey that I wasn't sure would end well for our beloved heroine... But through heartbreak love wins out in the end.
The adventure was thrilling at times, heart stopping and heart breaking in other parts. This story truly is amazing I am looking forward to reading many more books from Hannah Byron.
I loved the romance that in itself was a journey that I wasn't sure would end well for our beloved heroine... But through heartbreak love wins out in the end.
The adventure was thrilling at times, heart stopping and heart breaking in other parts. This story truly is amazing I am looking forward to reading many more books from Hannah Byron.
March 22, 2021
A new author for me but one I will certainly look out for in the future. Hannah Byron tells a gripping story of Lili Hamilton a young privileged, yet adventurous, British woman who is recruited by her Communist Party boyfriend to illegally transport diamonds from Antwerp to London to help his cause as Leader of the Party.
If you like historical fiction set in WWII you will enjoy this book. It has a slightly different take from the usual WWII books as it is focussed on one individual and her plight to do the right thing.
A truly great read.
If you like historical fiction set in WWII you will enjoy this book. It has a slightly different take from the usual WWII books as it is focussed on one individual and her plight to do the right thing.
A truly great read.
February 21, 2021
Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for a copy of The Diamond Courier in exchange for my honest review.
The story starts in Kent, England on the 24th of June 1939. Lili stand on the White Cliffs of Dover contemplating her life. She finds her privileged life decadent and shallow. She is the daughter of Tory MP Sir Gerald Hamilton and Lady Madeleine Hamilton.
Lili has been promised in marriage to Iain Brodie whom she has known since she was 11 years old. Iain was 17 when he came from the Scottish Highlands to be Sir Hamilton's assistant at Betteshanger Colliery. Lili feels that at the age of 19 she is too young to marry and wants to live her life first.
The story then picks up in Paris on the 4th of July, 1939. Her interest in communism goes against everything that her family has stood for. In Lausanne on the 8th of July 1939 she starts her life at Le Manoir boarding school. However her studies are cut short when she has to return home because of the start of the war.
This story is told through many letters back and forth providing an interesting insight into the different characters. The story comes full circle when on the 24th of June 1945 - 6 years after she backed out of her promise to marry Iain - they are married.
True and lasting love triumphs over all other things in life and is perhaps the most important.
The story starts in Kent, England on the 24th of June 1939. Lili stand on the White Cliffs of Dover contemplating her life. She finds her privileged life decadent and shallow. She is the daughter of Tory MP Sir Gerald Hamilton and Lady Madeleine Hamilton.
Lili has been promised in marriage to Iain Brodie whom she has known since she was 11 years old. Iain was 17 when he came from the Scottish Highlands to be Sir Hamilton's assistant at Betteshanger Colliery. Lili feels that at the age of 19 she is too young to marry and wants to live her life first.
The story then picks up in Paris on the 4th of July, 1939. Her interest in communism goes against everything that her family has stood for. In Lausanne on the 8th of July 1939 she starts her life at Le Manoir boarding school. However her studies are cut short when she has to return home because of the start of the war.
This story is told through many letters back and forth providing an interesting insight into the different characters. The story comes full circle when on the 24th of June 1945 - 6 years after she backed out of her promise to marry Iain - they are married.
True and lasting love triumphs over all other things in life and is perhaps the most important.
May 1, 2021
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The Diamond Courier is an adventure-packed story that follows Lili Hamilton, a young woman raised in a household of relative privilege navigating life and love at the onset of WWII. Byron's writing is striking in detail, remarkable in its twist and turns. I loved the way she drew the idyllic and carefree scene of Lydden Manor Valley, layered it with the colliery's internal strife against capitalism and exploitative labor, and even further complicated it against the backdrop of Nazi Germany's meteoric rise in power.
Lili's growth as an individual isn't forced or unnaturally grand in its statement. She doesn't come to a dramatic epiphany that Leo Oppenheim is a gigantic red flag of a lover, nor does she suddenly realize that her lifelong purpose is to embark on a dangerous journey to help her Jewish friends. She takes it day by day, with spurts of courage and moments of "Oh, what the hell, let's just do it and see where it goes" propelling her onwards. She has vague ideas of what she wants, clear ideas of what she doesn't want, and is not afraid to live with her decisions, no matter how flawed and ill-conceived they might have been.
I think parts of the story seemed a bit too perfect or convenient to be true, like Frank, a former miner and union organizer, becoming a part of Gerald's business with a desk job, although it did get me thinking about how the war must have torn prior loyalties and forged new ones. Byron uses a familiar historical period but masterfully reignites the palpable tension of the times by touching on niche experiences during the war, namely that of the international Communist network and Jewish families in the European diamond business that the Nazis co-opted to fund their war efforts. That said, the book isn't too heavy-handed in laying out historical facts and was an incredibly enjoyable HF read.
Thank you to the publisher for making this available through Netgalley.
The Diamond Courier is an adventure-packed story that follows Lili Hamilton, a young woman raised in a household of relative privilege navigating life and love at the onset of WWII. Byron's writing is striking in detail, remarkable in its twist and turns. I loved the way she drew the idyllic and carefree scene of Lydden Manor Valley, layered it with the colliery's internal strife against capitalism and exploitative labor, and even further complicated it against the backdrop of Nazi Germany's meteoric rise in power.
Lili's growth as an individual isn't forced or unnaturally grand in its statement. She doesn't come to a dramatic epiphany that Leo Oppenheim is a gigantic red flag of a lover, nor does she suddenly realize that her lifelong purpose is to embark on a dangerous journey to help her Jewish friends. She takes it day by day, with spurts of courage and moments of "Oh, what the hell, let's just do it and see where it goes" propelling her onwards. She has vague ideas of what she wants, clear ideas of what she doesn't want, and is not afraid to live with her decisions, no matter how flawed and ill-conceived they might have been.
I think parts of the story seemed a bit too perfect or convenient to be true, like Frank, a former miner and union organizer, becoming a part of Gerald's business with a desk job, although it did get me thinking about how the war must have torn prior loyalties and forged new ones. Byron uses a familiar historical period but masterfully reignites the palpable tension of the times by touching on niche experiences during the war, namely that of the international Communist network and Jewish families in the European diamond business that the Nazis co-opted to fund their war efforts. That said, the book isn't too heavy-handed in laying out historical facts and was an incredibly enjoyable HF read.
Thank you to the publisher for making this available through Netgalley.
February 23, 2021
Oh my heck I loved this! The story had me hooked from the beginning. Lili wants to be independent and goes off on her own looking for adventure. She breaks the arranged engagement with her long time best friend Iain and sets off. I really like world war II novels and to find out that there are three of these Resistance Girl series is so cool! This is the second one it that series but all of the stories can be read on their own- ie the next one features one of Lili's friends. I loved the romance. The whole time I was rooting for Iain! Byron has written such a lovely and meaningful story with such wonderfully developed characters. I would definitely recommend this book!
March 19, 2021
This is a beautiful story set in an early Second World War. Lili Hamilton, our main character, is a young adventurous British woman recruited by her boyfriend Leo to illegally transport diamonds from Antwerp to London. for his needs as a leader of the British Communist Party.
On her quest she became friends with the Jewish family that works with the diamonds and she is doing the right thing, instead of going to her boyfriend she takes the package to the syndicate. When her friends are in danger of taking them in conc camp, she risks her life once more time...
Author gave us good plot, another point of view of that period, characters were well built and they are so palpable. Can't wait to read another book by her.
On her quest she became friends with the Jewish family that works with the diamonds and she is doing the right thing, instead of going to her boyfriend she takes the package to the syndicate. When her friends are in danger of taking them in conc camp, she risks her life once more time...
Author gave us good plot, another point of view of that period, characters were well built and they are so palpable. Can't wait to read another book by her.
July 11, 2021
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Diamond Courier is a WWII era historical fiction by Hannah Byron. I liked that the story presented a fresh perspective on this particular time period of historical fiction, but the book was a bit slow to develop for me and some of the interactions between characters came across as unnecessarily formal and stilted.
The main character Lili is a headstrong girl full of lofty political ideals and naive dreams. She gets swept up in the excitement of becoming part of the British Communist Party (mainly because it is a rebellion against what feels like the outdated and stuffy views or her parents and her cushy upbringing) and this leads her to fall for the charismatic party leader and to enter into an unhealthy and abusive relationship with him. Lili eventually breaks away from Leo, but his connections open doors and set the stage for the wartime path she will go down when she meets Isaac Goldmunz and becomes his diamond courier.
Some readers may find Lili's mistakes and impulsiveness endearing or relatable, but I found her character to be self absorbed and ego-centric. I won't go so far as to say she deserved any of the hardships or trauma she experienced, but she definitely walked straight into a few messes. Of course, in the end there is always the reliable and lovestruck Iain Brodie who loves Lili despite all that.
For me....too many relationships between characters that didn't feel entirely realistic or authentic. This was the second book in a series and I did not read the first book. I thought it stood alone fine, but I may have felt differently about the characters if I had read the first book.
The Diamond Courier is a WWII era historical fiction by Hannah Byron. I liked that the story presented a fresh perspective on this particular time period of historical fiction, but the book was a bit slow to develop for me and some of the interactions between characters came across as unnecessarily formal and stilted.
The main character Lili is a headstrong girl full of lofty political ideals and naive dreams. She gets swept up in the excitement of becoming part of the British Communist Party (mainly because it is a rebellion against what feels like the outdated and stuffy views or her parents and her cushy upbringing) and this leads her to fall for the charismatic party leader and to enter into an unhealthy and abusive relationship with him. Lili eventually breaks away from Leo, but his connections open doors and set the stage for the wartime path she will go down when she meets Isaac Goldmunz and becomes his diamond courier.
Some readers may find Lili's mistakes and impulsiveness endearing or relatable, but I found her character to be self absorbed and ego-centric. I won't go so far as to say she deserved any of the hardships or trauma she experienced, but she definitely walked straight into a few messes. Of course, in the end there is always the reliable and lovestruck Iain Brodie who loves Lili despite all that.
For me....too many relationships between characters that didn't feel entirely realistic or authentic. This was the second book in a series and I did not read the first book. I thought it stood alone fine, but I may have felt differently about the characters if I had read the first book.
January 14, 2022
The Diamond Courier
June 1939. Kent England
Lili Hamilton was an only child born to wealthy landowner parents just after WWI in England. In 1939 she was 20, and just discovering who she was and what she believed in. Her beliefs were honourable, but misguided. Her Mother was from France and had been involved in the Resistance movement in WWI with her brother and sister in Picardy at the Dragoncourts Estate. Lili was a bit like her Mother wanting to find her way with life and how she could participate with WWII. She believes she can share her ideals by being a young reporter.
Growing up privileged, and torn between family belief systems, Lili had strong opinions and misunderstandings about Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism, and Communism.
Through her youth Lili does not comprehend the seriousness of what extreme people will go to to achieve their superiority and finds out how extreme cruelties can effect entire continents.
She almost loses her family, and does lose many people who are dear to her. lili gets involved as a diamond courier, where the unbelievable happens. This is a wonderful book, tearing one’s heart learning all about the inhuman cruelty man can do to man. A superb book that brings you to tears, but leaves you with deep thoughtful stories.
June 1939. Kent England
Lili Hamilton was an only child born to wealthy landowner parents just after WWI in England. In 1939 she was 20, and just discovering who she was and what she believed in. Her beliefs were honourable, but misguided. Her Mother was from France and had been involved in the Resistance movement in WWI with her brother and sister in Picardy at the Dragoncourts Estate. Lili was a bit like her Mother wanting to find her way with life and how she could participate with WWII. She believes she can share her ideals by being a young reporter.
Growing up privileged, and torn between family belief systems, Lili had strong opinions and misunderstandings about Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism, and Communism.
Through her youth Lili does not comprehend the seriousness of what extreme people will go to to achieve their superiority and finds out how extreme cruelties can effect entire continents.
She almost loses her family, and does lose many people who are dear to her. lili gets involved as a diamond courier, where the unbelievable happens. This is a wonderful book, tearing one’s heart learning all about the inhuman cruelty man can do to man. A superb book that brings you to tears, but leaves you with deep thoughtful stories.
January 27, 2022
The Diamond Courier: A Resistance Girl Novel is by Hannah Byron. This series of novels about women during World War II is an excellent series. It takes you into the world of war at a time when young girls were not tomboys. Though the stories are fiction, you get the gist of what it might have been like during that time. These young girls who are involved are not your run-of-the-mill girls of their time. These girls wanted more out of life than marriage. They wanted to mean something and give something to their world.
Lilli, Oceana, and Esther met at La Manior, a finishing school in Switzerland prior to the war. All three were rebellious, although Esther was the least rebellious. When Hitler invaded Poland, they went their separate ways but planned to meet in Paris when the war was over. They did not realize it would be years before they met again.
Lilli became a communist and wrote for the major communist paper in London. She fell in love with Leo Oppenheimer, the leader of the Party in London. Their affair was to turn to tragedy; but that tragedy would lead to Lili becoming who she was meant to be.
I highly recommend this book; but plan to keep reading and reading
Lilli, Oceana, and Esther met at La Manior, a finishing school in Switzerland prior to the war. All three were rebellious, although Esther was the least rebellious. When Hitler invaded Poland, they went their separate ways but planned to meet in Paris when the war was over. They did not realize it would be years before they met again.
Lilli became a communist and wrote for the major communist paper in London. She fell in love with Leo Oppenheimer, the leader of the Party in London. Their affair was to turn to tragedy; but that tragedy would lead to Lili becoming who she was meant to be.
I highly recommend this book; but plan to keep reading and reading
June 14, 2022
Engeland, 1939. De wereld staat aan de vooravond van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. In The Diamond Courier van Hannah Byron droomt de zeventienjarige Lily Hamilton langs de kust van Kent van een spannend leven. Lily komt uit een welgestelde familie. Haar moeder Lady Madeleine hecht veel waarde aan etiquette, haar vader Sir Gerard is druk met het besturen van de Kent Coalfield, een kolenmijn. Al haar hele jeugd lang trekt Lily op met Iain Brodie; een vriendelijke Schotse jongen die haar vader helpt met de mijn, en daarnaast een passie heeft voor biologische moestuinen. Dat Lily binnenkort met Iain zal gaan trouwen, is een logische stap voor iemand van haar leeftijd. Tegen alle verwachtingen in, ziet Lily af van het huwelijk. Ze keert terug naar de Finishing School en logeert tussendoor bij haar grootouders in Parijs. Hier ontmoet ze Leo Oppenheim, een charismatische joodse jongen die in het communistische verzet zit.
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June 2, 2024
Continues the story of but not as riveting as In Picardy Fields. It's now WWII and Maddy's daughter is drawn into being a diamond courier. Being a detail oriented person, I had trouble with some of the sequences. Like how did Lili carry an evening gown, shoes and gloves and even a fox stole in her rucksack, how did the winter coat turn into a full length fox coat, how did someone retrieve her suitcase from a hotel where she was registered under a different name, how did she get a suitcase of clothes after fleeing her apartment with only her purse and coat? Poor editing? Too much editing?
I will probably read the next in the series and see if this same detail inconsistency continues.
I will probably read the next in the series and see if this same detail inconsistency continues.
July 12, 2025
Really liked the characters and stories in Byron's first book, In Picardy's Fields, so was really looking forward to this one. While the main character Lili Hamilton was likable, I found her adventures a bit unbelievable coming from a very wealthy, priviledged upbrining running away from "finishing school" to land herself in the British Communist party and a diamond courier. While clever, it appears that she "grew up" a bit too quickly to have accomplished so much. The final pages of the book actually spanning 2 years of captivity in 1943 could have been more developed. I did enjoy the ending however.
December 12, 2020
What a great read. Historical fiction is still relatively new genre for me, still I have definitely enjoyed this book. It was great "meeting" same characters as in book 1 and continue from there with the next generation with the story developing during the beginning of WWII. Main character Lili has her own perspective on life, she's courageous, adventurous, like her mother, sometimes she is just silly and slightly immature but all this makes for a great story. I'll be looking forward to the continuation!
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