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Edelweiss
Set in Europe during World War II, Edelweiss is a story of heroism and love. Marietta von Burgheim is a woman of beauty and morality, and an heiress to a fortune. Turning her back on the responsibilities of her noble birth and her father's wrath, Marietta joins a student resistance group determined to overthrow the Nazis. Bill Roth, Reuters' correspondent based in pre-war Berlin, is the maverick heir to his uncle, an American industrialist. When Bill and Marietta meet they fall headlong in love, but their passion is overshadowed by the horror of the Nazi occupation and the outbreak of war. Hugo von Hesse, Marietta's step-brother, makes a meteoric rise through the ranks to become a powerful SS officer. Reaching the pinnacle of power in the New Order, Hugo uses his position to destroy the von Burgheims and take over the family fortune. As the Nazis tighten their grip on Europe, the struggle between Marietta, Bill and Hugo becomes a microcosm of the war itself – violent, bloody and treacherous. Madge Swindells was born and educated in England. As a teenager, she emigrated to South Africa where she studied archaeology at Cape Town University. Later, in England, she was a Fleet Street journalist and the manager of her own publishing company. Her earlier novels, Summer Harvest, Song of the Wind, Shadows on the Snow, The Corsican Woman, The Sentinel and Harvesting the Past were international bestsellers and have been translated into eight languages. She lives in South Africa.
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First published January 1, 1994
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Madge Swindells
47 books18 followersMADGE SWINDELLS was born and educated in England. As a teenager, she emigrated with her parents to South Africa where she studied archaeology and anthropology at Cape Town University. The author of numerous romance novels, her work has been translated into seven languages and has reached bestseller lists across the world.
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September 16, 2018
Excellent book!
This is an extraordinary plot which encompasses the lives of a student resistance group, Edelweiss, during WWII. The story includes many historic features of the pre-war politics as Hitler took control of the government in Germany, the war years and a bit of the post-war conclusion.
The many characters involved range from a Czech countess and her family members, which include a nasty Nazi step-brother, an American journalist, a communist freedom fighter, British officer and numerous spies. All characters are well described and developed and more than one romance ensues.
The plots and subplots are numerous, and the story flows with loads of suspense, drama, tension, hope, fear.....you name it! Very well constructed story with many different converging interests.
I do wish it had been edited better, but worth the effort to read through errors. Highly recommend to readers of historical fiction.
This is an extraordinary plot which encompasses the lives of a student resistance group, Edelweiss, during WWII. The story includes many historic features of the pre-war politics as Hitler took control of the government in Germany, the war years and a bit of the post-war conclusion.
The many characters involved range from a Czech countess and her family members, which include a nasty Nazi step-brother, an American journalist, a communist freedom fighter, British officer and numerous spies. All characters are well described and developed and more than one romance ensues.
The plots and subplots are numerous, and the story flows with loads of suspense, drama, tension, hope, fear.....you name it! Very well constructed story with many different converging interests.
I do wish it had been edited better, but worth the effort to read through errors. Highly recommend to readers of historical fiction.
May 2, 2018
Edelweiss is a novel by Madge Weindells. It is a griping tale of a group of student resistors in Bavaria during World War II. This group was founded by a group of Catholic students before World War II broke out. They were broken up by the Gestapo; but re-formed and continued their work. A special section was created by the Gestapo to fight this group and others. Although this book is fiction, the ideas behind Edelweiss is true. It is well-known that some of the aristocratic members of the largest and wealthiest families were anti-Nazi and worked against them.
Bill Roth was an American journalist who was dedicated to expose the Naxis for who “they really were, not the false face they showed to the press”. For this, he traveled to Salzburg to follow up a lead on a story about handicapped children being murdered and the attempt by a group to save as many of these children as possible. When he reached the village, he heard the voices of children and came up on a group of five and their leader. The children were playing and as he came upon them, talked to their leader. She confirmed they were all handicapped and she had been taking them to Switzerland when they were forced to stop here. She hoped to get permission to travel on as soon as possible. Meanwhile she had to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis. She took the children and left before he could get her name. He had his story.
After returning to Berlin, he set about setting up an office, he hired Taube Bloomberg, a Jewess, to furnish his house and office, and find an office manager for him. She did this while he was sent to cover the Spanish Civil War. He put his trust in her and upon his return found everything to his liking including having an office manager, Miss Bloomberg herself. She turned out to be an excellent choice.
Meanwhile, Count Frederick von Burgheim, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, was discussing the importance of her behavior as a Habsburg heir with his daughter, Marietta. In his report, Bill had used a phot of the children with Marietta shown with her back to the camera; but to her father, she was recognizable. He stressed that she was to take her place in the family business in four years and must be above reproach. As they talked, her half-brother Louis, who would take on her Father’s portionof the family, came in. Louis cared only about music at this stage of his life. Her father gave her safekeeping over to his hands.
What problems could the children of such a prestigious man develop? How could they survive as a family beneath the control of the Nazis without succumbing to their beliefs? What part will their half-brother Hans and cousin Ingrid play in their lives. Can they stay true to their individual beliefs as was comes into their lives.
This book is excellent and reads as though it were completely true. Since the group did exist and they did fight against the Germans, the story could have been true and as a reader, you hope it was.
Bill Roth was an American journalist who was dedicated to expose the Naxis for who “they really were, not the false face they showed to the press”. For this, he traveled to Salzburg to follow up a lead on a story about handicapped children being murdered and the attempt by a group to save as many of these children as possible. When he reached the village, he heard the voices of children and came up on a group of five and their leader. The children were playing and as he came upon them, talked to their leader. She confirmed they were all handicapped and she had been taking them to Switzerland when they were forced to stop here. She hoped to get permission to travel on as soon as possible. Meanwhile she had to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis. She took the children and left before he could get her name. He had his story.
After returning to Berlin, he set about setting up an office, he hired Taube Bloomberg, a Jewess, to furnish his house and office, and find an office manager for him. She did this while he was sent to cover the Spanish Civil War. He put his trust in her and upon his return found everything to his liking including having an office manager, Miss Bloomberg herself. She turned out to be an excellent choice.
Meanwhile, Count Frederick von Burgheim, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, was discussing the importance of her behavior as a Habsburg heir with his daughter, Marietta. In his report, Bill had used a phot of the children with Marietta shown with her back to the camera; but to her father, she was recognizable. He stressed that she was to take her place in the family business in four years and must be above reproach. As they talked, her half-brother Louis, who would take on her Father’s portionof the family, came in. Louis cared only about music at this stage of his life. Her father gave her safekeeping over to his hands.
What problems could the children of such a prestigious man develop? How could they survive as a family beneath the control of the Nazis without succumbing to their beliefs? What part will their half-brother Hans and cousin Ingrid play in their lives. Can they stay true to their individual beliefs as was comes into their lives.
This book is excellent and reads as though it were completely true. Since the group did exist and they did fight against the Germans, the story could have been true and as a reader, you hope it was.
August 4, 2011
wow what an amazing book. it gripped me all the way through. you feel like you are there and are with the characters in this story. i felt some of their pain, suffering and thirst for revenge. ive never cried reading a book but this brought a tear to my eye. it has to be one of the best ive read in a long time.
November 4, 2018
Fabulous. Have not read any Madge swindells books in 20 years so was delighted when recommended this one. She does not disappoint...ever. A tale of Germany’s rise to power and the people it affected particularly in old Bohemia which back in those days if you had money and title was like a utopia. But under hitler and like his henchmen such as von Hesse it turned into a horror of concentration camps and cess pools where any man could turn men for the price of bread or heroes in the resistance. A riveting read I could not put down.
July 29, 2023
J'ai des sentiments très ambivalents envers ce livre. J'ai haï la première moitié, j'ai adoré la seconde.
Au cours des 200 premières pages, il ne se passe pas grand chose et le récit est axé (beaucoup trop à mon goût) sur la relation naissante entre Bill et Marietta. Les actions de Marietta au sein du groupe étudiant Edelweiss sont survolées sans qu'on ne sache bien exactement quel est son rôle ou son implication dans la résistance. J'étais à deux doigts d'abandonner tant ça dégoulinait de romance à deux balles.
Et puis d'un coup, l'auteure s'est réveillée, comme si elle venait de se rendre compte que la guerre 39-45 était loin d'être une partie de plaisir. C'est là que le récit devient intéressant : la découverte de la résistance Tchèque et des actions concrètes qu'elle a menées était incroyable, le SOE est bien évidemment mentionné, certains deviennent des agents doubles, l'intrigue se développe. Bref, la deuxième partie vaut vraiment le coup !
Au cours des 200 premières pages, il ne se passe pas grand chose et le récit est axé (beaucoup trop à mon goût) sur la relation naissante entre Bill et Marietta. Les actions de Marietta au sein du groupe étudiant Edelweiss sont survolées sans qu'on ne sache bien exactement quel est son rôle ou son implication dans la résistance. J'étais à deux doigts d'abandonner tant ça dégoulinait de romance à deux balles.
Et puis d'un coup, l'auteure s'est réveillée, comme si elle venait de se rendre compte que la guerre 39-45 était loin d'être une partie de plaisir. C'est là que le récit devient intéressant : la découverte de la résistance Tchèque et des actions concrètes qu'elle a menées était incroyable, le SOE est bien évidemment mentionné, certains deviennent des agents doubles, l'intrigue se développe. Bref, la deuxième partie vaut vraiment le coup !
May 20, 2021
Should be required reading in school
Excellent storyline with tons of historical WWII details. The sacrifice, the bravery, the perseverance, the integrity..... Of so many is beyond admirable. The evil of others terrifying. Many life lessons. Too many are unaware of this "era" and the idea of sacrifice, service and honor. What is a microagression in the face of WWII? It gives real meaning to "my safe space". This book provides the perspective needed to show how absurd those ideas are and also to spur honorable actions and mindsets.
Excellent storyline with tons of historical WWII details. The sacrifice, the bravery, the perseverance, the integrity..... Of so many is beyond admirable. The evil of others terrifying. Many life lessons. Too many are unaware of this "era" and the idea of sacrifice, service and honor. What is a microagression in the face of WWII? It gives real meaning to "my safe space". This book provides the perspective needed to show how absurd those ideas are and also to spur honorable actions and mindsets.
August 25, 2018
Hard to put it down
Enjoy books about WW2 and this book was full of interesting characters and intrigue. Will definitely try this author again.
Enjoy books about WW2 and this book was full of interesting characters and intrigue. Will definitely try this author again.
October 24, 2018
This, of course, made me weep!! A very well written story for a heartbreaking and courageous time. I'm amazed at the stories regarding the selflessness of so many people. It's hard to believe what was done to so many people and that some actually survived! I can't understand how anyone was able to function after these atrocities! I enjoyed how the author brought all the characters' personalities to life. The ending was great and I thoroughly enjoyed this book!!!!
October 1, 2020
I'd like to give this book four or even five stars but there were content issues for those sensitive to that and I am. I loved, loved the first part of the book. Extremely well written and very historically sound. I've read lots and lots of World War II history, but almost nothing about the Edelweiss group. The story was so well written that I had to skim the book to see how it ended in spite of pretty graphic content issues.
July 11, 2018
Freedom
The best book I have read on a long time ! Having grown up when the war was taking place in Europe ,this book made it all very real ! A beautiful love story and one filled with a lot of real facts to show how the people suffered and also the true patriots that loved through the horror of it all !
The best book I have read on a long time ! Having grown up when the war was taking place in Europe ,this book made it all very real ! A beautiful love story and one filled with a lot of real facts to show how the people suffered and also the true patriots that loved through the horror of it all !
August 14, 2019
Really good book!
I almost have this book five stars but had to go with only four. I liked it very much but it had a tendency to skip from one place to another with great frequency and got bogged down in spy activity. At a couple of places I got confused but the confusion cleared up in a few minutes. Otherwise it was an incredibly good book.
I almost have this book five stars but had to go with only four. I liked it very much but it had a tendency to skip from one place to another with great frequency and got bogged down in spy activity. At a couple of places I got confused but the confusion cleared up in a few minutes. Otherwise it was an incredibly good book.
August 18, 2018
Don't understand all the positive reviews and stars. I didn't get farther than 20 pages in when I put it down, never to pick it u again. Amateurish writing and dialogue. Needs a strong editor to organize and help with structure.
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February 10, 2014Just adding the book - brilliant. Also a long-time-ago read, that stayed with me forever.
October 27, 2024
Edelweiss by Marge Swindells
“It was a glorious autumn morning, the air cool and sparkling, the sky clear blue, and the distant peaks of the Bayerische Alpen shone dazzling white in the sunshine. When the train entered the forest, the sunlight shone in scattered beams on russet and brown leaves through drifting mist.” (Pg.1) If these opening descriptions don’t grab your attention, you aren’t in the mood to read! Marge Swindells is phenomenal in crafting a complex historical story that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and takes them right into the story’s time and place.
The story's heroine is Marietta von Burgheim, a princess in the Austrian Hapsburg Empire. Marietta has just graduated from boarding school and resents the plan to assume the duties involved with having inherited the vast estate of her grandmother, the late Princess Lobkowitz of Sokol Castle near Prague. “How well she remembered that traumatic week when her responsibilities had settled on her shoulders like a hideous black crow. She could still feel the cold chill of death and smell the heavy perfume that permeated her grandmother’s bedroom.”(Pg.22) Marietta cannot fathom putting family responsibilities ahead of her moral responsibilities.
It is 1937 near Salzburg, Austria. Hidden by the local archdiocese, a student resistance group called Edelweiss has formed in Munich. One day, as Marietta is protecting a group of rescued orphan children who were on their way toward euthanasia due to not being “quite up to Aryan standards " (Pg. 13), Bill Roth, a Reuters Overseas Correspondent, notices her and is immediately drawn to get to know her. Bill becomes the other main character.
Swindells keeps the reader in total suspense with constant twists and turns as the war intensifies. Separately, Marietta and Bill are not only in grave danger but also captured and imprisoned. Marietta’s siblings, father, and dear friends are in similar harrowing situations. Having been thrown out of the family, Hugo von Hesse is her stepbrother, a Nazi officer with a particular vengeance. “’ How dare you be so arrogant,’ she shouted, close to losing control. ‘You’ve forgotten what civilization is all about. It’s not about better bacon, or taller people; it’s about the progress of ethics and morality.’”(Pg.39)
This breathtaking story is both tragic and uplifting. Swindells weaves in many of the Nazi practices, such as eugenics, euthanasia, and even their efforts to build an atomic bomb. We learn more about the resistance efforts in Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Bavaria. A fantastic book in every way, this story is undoubtedly one for the ages, particularly in current times.
Rating 5
“It was a glorious autumn morning, the air cool and sparkling, the sky clear blue, and the distant peaks of the Bayerische Alpen shone dazzling white in the sunshine. When the train entered the forest, the sunlight shone in scattered beams on russet and brown leaves through drifting mist.” (Pg.1) If these opening descriptions don’t grab your attention, you aren’t in the mood to read! Marge Swindells is phenomenal in crafting a complex historical story that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and takes them right into the story’s time and place.
The story's heroine is Marietta von Burgheim, a princess in the Austrian Hapsburg Empire. Marietta has just graduated from boarding school and resents the plan to assume the duties involved with having inherited the vast estate of her grandmother, the late Princess Lobkowitz of Sokol Castle near Prague. “How well she remembered that traumatic week when her responsibilities had settled on her shoulders like a hideous black crow. She could still feel the cold chill of death and smell the heavy perfume that permeated her grandmother’s bedroom.”(Pg.22) Marietta cannot fathom putting family responsibilities ahead of her moral responsibilities.
It is 1937 near Salzburg, Austria. Hidden by the local archdiocese, a student resistance group called Edelweiss has formed in Munich. One day, as Marietta is protecting a group of rescued orphan children who were on their way toward euthanasia due to not being “quite up to Aryan standards " (Pg. 13), Bill Roth, a Reuters Overseas Correspondent, notices her and is immediately drawn to get to know her. Bill becomes the other main character.
Swindells keeps the reader in total suspense with constant twists and turns as the war intensifies. Separately, Marietta and Bill are not only in grave danger but also captured and imprisoned. Marietta’s siblings, father, and dear friends are in similar harrowing situations. Having been thrown out of the family, Hugo von Hesse is her stepbrother, a Nazi officer with a particular vengeance. “’ How dare you be so arrogant,’ she shouted, close to losing control. ‘You’ve forgotten what civilization is all about. It’s not about better bacon, or taller people; it’s about the progress of ethics and morality.’”(Pg.39)
This breathtaking story is both tragic and uplifting. Swindells weaves in many of the Nazi practices, such as eugenics, euthanasia, and even their efforts to build an atomic bomb. We learn more about the resistance efforts in Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Bavaria. A fantastic book in every way, this story is undoubtedly one for the ages, particularly in current times.
Rating 5
September 25, 2024
Edelweiss
This was a very good book, but I kept one Star back only because it was difficult to read in places. Focus changed so quickly between scenes that I could easily lose my place in my head. Especially when it switched between Marietta's & Ingrid's stories. Sometimes only the oppositeness of their personalities would remind me that I was reading about one but thinking of the other. There were also places where time itself switched between scenes, as in a segment would open with "(a number of days or hours) earlier". These are reasons that I don't care much for books w/ multiple storylines, which this one has in abundance. The stories DID build to the end, however some of the endings weren't very satisfying to me. (Spoiler Alert!) Especially between Marietta & Hugo. Ingrid's finale also left me feeling ambivalent, as did much of her story. My mind couldn't decide which was the true Ingrid, or which side she was really on. Or was she on only her own side? To sum this up, I liked the book a good deal, however I feel that w/ some minor changes, I would have enjoyed it even more so.
This was a very good book, but I kept one Star back only because it was difficult to read in places. Focus changed so quickly between scenes that I could easily lose my place in my head. Especially when it switched between Marietta's & Ingrid's stories. Sometimes only the oppositeness of their personalities would remind me that I was reading about one but thinking of the other. There were also places where time itself switched between scenes, as in a segment would open with "(a number of days or hours) earlier". These are reasons that I don't care much for books w/ multiple storylines, which this one has in abundance. The stories DID build to the end, however some of the endings weren't very satisfying to me. (Spoiler Alert!) Especially between Marietta & Hugo. Ingrid's finale also left me feeling ambivalent, as did much of her story. My mind couldn't decide which was the true Ingrid, or which side she was really on. Or was she on only her own side? To sum this up, I liked the book a good deal, however I feel that w/ some minor changes, I would have enjoyed it even more so.
July 17, 2021
Too, too much... couldn't finish it.
I bought this book for Kindle ages ago, and recently got around to starting to read it. I didn't get to 40% and will not finish it.
I bought it in the first place to read about WW2 underground activities, which really hasn't even come up yet in the narrative.
I don't read historical novels to be traumatized, nor do I read them for soft porn. I've read Sybil, and I know that really bad things happen to people in this world, and non-ficton works often need to record such events. But is it too much to ask for some things to be left to the imagination in a work of FICTION? The rape scene gave me nightmares, but I read on because that wasn't the main plot line. Until I got to really graphic sex for the sake of graphic sex. I'm done! Perhaps I should have done a better job of reading other reviews before I spent money on this book.
I bought this book for Kindle ages ago, and recently got around to starting to read it. I didn't get to 40% and will not finish it.
I bought it in the first place to read about WW2 underground activities, which really hasn't even come up yet in the narrative.
I don't read historical novels to be traumatized, nor do I read them for soft porn. I've read Sybil, and I know that really bad things happen to people in this world, and non-ficton works often need to record such events. But is it too much to ask for some things to be left to the imagination in a work of FICTION? The rape scene gave me nightmares, but I read on because that wasn't the main plot line. Until I got to really graphic sex for the sake of graphic sex. I'm done! Perhaps I should have done a better job of reading other reviews before I spent money on this book.
March 1, 2021
A Very Realistic Look at World War II Through the Eyes of Partisans
I spent two full days reading this book. In it, I saw the destruction and carnage resulting from the war. War came to wealthy countesses with the same ferocity as it came to the poor farmers. Edelweiss is the story of how the war changed the life of the wealthy who objected to the war and poor farmers were forced into slave labor. In this book, many lives were lost, many people were tortured, many lost all of their possessions. Edelstein is a book I will never forget.
I spent two full days reading this book. In it, I saw the destruction and carnage resulting from the war. War came to wealthy countesses with the same ferocity as it came to the poor farmers. Edelweiss is the story of how the war changed the life of the wealthy who objected to the war and poor farmers were forced into slave labor. In this book, many lives were lost, many people were tortured, many lost all of their possessions. Edelstein is a book I will never forget.
February 2, 2019
A wonderful tale
The best book I have enjoyed reading in a while. A great tale covering a very historic period. One was never sure where it would lead. The author writes with great skill . She captures the era with authentic characters who commit the reader to many emotions and thoughts on man's good and evil . It is a story of human weakness, greed ,spirit and bravery in a period of history that none could say how they would behave.
The best book I have enjoyed reading in a while. A great tale covering a very historic period. One was never sure where it would lead. The author writes with great skill . She captures the era with authentic characters who commit the reader to many emotions and thoughts on man's good and evil . It is a story of human weakness, greed ,spirit and bravery in a period of history that none could say how they would behave.
September 18, 2019
An entertaining WWII period novel
A well-written story whose intrigue piqued my interest throughout. When reviewing a book of this nature, I try to include "realism" in my rating and in as much I would have subtracted half a star if possible because the "perfect disposition" of all of the book's leading characters seemed, to me, to stretch reality a bit. Still, it was an interesting and entertaining read, one which I would definitely recommend to war time novel aficionados.
A well-written story whose intrigue piqued my interest throughout. When reviewing a book of this nature, I try to include "realism" in my rating and in as much I would have subtracted half a star if possible because the "perfect disposition" of all of the book's leading characters seemed, to me, to stretch reality a bit. Still, it was an interesting and entertaining read, one which I would definitely recommend to war time novel aficionados.
October 8, 2025
Absolutely an outstanding read. From the first chapter to the end was fascinating. The build up to WW11 in Europe and early resistance groups and what they tried to achieve. The Nazi’s and the horrors they inflicted on normal people is well documented here. The story does cover all the emotions of love , betrayal, jealousy and hate and must not forget revenge.
If this is your first HF novel it is a good one to begin with. Highly recommend
If this is your first HF novel it is a good one to begin with. Highly recommend
March 29, 2018
It started slow to the point I was going to stop reading it. For me, it became more interesting when Louis was assigned to a special unit. Many of the names were difficult to pronounce. As time went on, names became more recognizable and the stories contained within the overall book became a much more readable. I'm glad that I didn't discard the book.
December 7, 2018
Excellent reading
Very historic & true. Lots of what I read I had heard about from my parents. My mother was living in Germany during the war, my father was a captured British subject who spent 4 years in a German concentration camp. The author did not hold back on the brutality of the Nazi.
Very historic & true. Lots of what I read I had heard about from my parents. My mother was living in Germany during the war, my father was a captured British subject who spent 4 years in a German concentration camp. The author did not hold back on the brutality of the Nazi.
January 26, 2019
Edelweiss
A very long book and very good. It is following a wealthy, titled family during WWII. This is the story of the Resistance fighters in Germany, Poland and all of Europe. The Russians change sides from Germany to the Allies near the end of the book. I became emotionally involved with the main characters. I recommend this book.
A very long book and very good. It is following a wealthy, titled family during WWII. This is the story of the Resistance fighters in Germany, Poland and all of Europe. The Russians change sides from Germany to the Allies near the end of the book. I became emotionally involved with the main characters. I recommend this book.
May 29, 2018
Courage of youth
The story of a group of young resistance fighters, their trials, sacrifices ,triumphs and romance. They put their lives on the line to fight the Nazi evil. Loved the story and the believable characters. Would recommend.
The story of a group of young resistance fighters, their trials, sacrifices ,triumphs and romance. They put their lives on the line to fight the Nazi evil. Loved the story and the believable characters. Would recommend.
June 4, 2018
A Great War Story
A well written novel about an aristocratic family during WWII. The book is filled with excitement, danger, terror, espionage and suffering. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
A well written novel about an aristocratic family during WWII. The book is filled with excitement, danger, terror, espionage and suffering. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
August 21, 2018
I appreciated a happy ending!
This book draws you into the horrors that the Jewish people endured. And anyone who tried to help them. Thank God that some lived to tell their stories! The characters were bold! I was glad Hugo's ending didn't turn out as he planned.
This book draws you into the horrors that the Jewish people endured. And anyone who tried to help them. Thank God that some lived to tell their stories! The characters were bold! I was glad Hugo's ending didn't turn out as he planned.
August 12, 2018
Your of survival
If you like o read about agents during the war, this is th book for you. The author writes great descriptions of the war and the agents and their part played . I enjoyed the book and would recommend it.
If you like o read about agents during the war, this is th book for you. The author writes great descriptions of the war and the agents and their part played . I enjoyed the book and would recommend it.
August 17, 2018
A Gripping Tale
Too many happy endings which was rare in this time. Yes, I was glad for the punishment of evIl ones, but all the people you learned to love surviving was an unlikely ending. Otherwise, I would have given a five star. It was a well-written piece.
Too many happy endings which was rare in this time. Yes, I was glad for the punishment of evIl ones, but all the people you learned to love surviving was an unlikely ending. Otherwise, I would have given a five star. It was a well-written piece.
September 14, 2018
Lots of twists and turns
Love the will survive in all the characters. Lots of twists and turns. Portrayed the viciousness of the Nazis well. I cannot imagine the hell those people went through.
Love the will survive in all the characters. Lots of twists and turns. Portrayed the viciousness of the Nazis well. I cannot imagine the hell those people went through.
September 22, 2018
Catch the Spy
I fast moving, story of spies, war, countries and heroes. A good tale of intrigue , love , partisans, Nazis and the least known secret of the V3 rocket.
You won't be able to put it down.
I fast moving, story of spies, war, countries and heroes. A good tale of intrigue , love , partisans, Nazis and the least known secret of the V3 rocket.
You won't be able to put it down.
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