France 1944 and the streets are filled with swastikas. The story of a brave English girl behind enemy lines, a German soldier, and a terrible sacrifice…
When young English nurse Sibyl Lake is recruited as a spy to support the French resistance, she does not realise the ultimate price she could end up paying. She arrives in Colmar, a French town surrounded by vineyards and swarming with German soldiers, but her fear is dampened by the joy of being reunited with her French childhood sweetheart Jacques.
Sibyl’s arrival has not gone unnoticed by Commander Wolfgang von Haagan and she realises that letting him get closer is her best chance of learning enemy secrets. Yet despite her best intentions, Sibyl soon finds that betrayal does not come easily to her.
When Jacques finds that Sibyl is involved with the enemy, he is determined to prove himself to her with one last act of heroism. An act that will put all of their lives into terrible danger…
It is no secret that I am an avid reader of Historical Fiction, I have read many books set in the UK or from the point of view of allied soldiers. The Soldier’s Girl is new to me in the sense that it is told from the view of a SOE agent who is operating in occupied France. An area that is crawling with an enemy she is forced to befriend to acquire crucial information by any means necessary.
Naturally, I thoroughly enjoyed The Soldier’s Girl, I found it to be very thought provoking and emotional. I could not help but stop and think ‘What would I do in Sybil’s situation?’ Not only is it a novel to devour but it is also an intelligent insight into the mind of a German Soldier, a man who appreciates literature, music, one who plans for his life after the war, who was just doing what he was ordered.
This has been my first Sharon Maas book but will by no means be my last, her writing is beautifully descriptive, enticing and will with out a doubt leave you wanting more.
I would highly recommend to fans of The Nightingale, The Lost Girls of Paris and The Letter.
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