BOOK BY: Kristy Cambron
Another great WW2 dual-time story by Kristy Cambron.
Readers follow Kat and Manon’s stories in 1943 and 1952. There’s a lot of drama and suspenseful scenes as both Kat and Manon are involved with intelligence during WW2, though they live on either side of the ocean.
Kat is on a mission to find her brother who went missing when he deployed to France, and how she achieves this is quite incredible. Manon holds secrets of her own and will do anything to rid her beloved France of Nazis – even if that means using her skills as a chef to thwart them.
The start of the story opens quickly, introducing readers to a large cast of characters. Each subsequent chapter will have readers moving between America and France, 1943 and 1952. It gets quite confusing at the start, but readers who stick with it will be rewarded in the end.
No one is ever whom they seem. There are secrets everywhere.
And these two ingredients make for a delightful read – so much so, the mystery isn’t likely to be unravelled.
There’s a nod to Julia Child, but not until much later in the book. Her completely fictionalized role in Kat’s story gives Kat the information she needs (Julia’s involvement in WW2 is NOT fictionalized).
A fascinating read with twists and turns that will keep readers up well past midnight.
*For readers of inspirational romance: this is a clean read, no faith thread.
I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.