One is current about Juliette, an American on holiday in Paris with her husband who she’s just discovered is having an affair. How they helped the resistance help Jewish people and resistance workers even children during the war. While it bothers me to read about a woman whining about an unfaithful husband and an unhappy marriage, I was relieved to hear that this author created a strong female who stood her ground and did something about it; albeit a rather unrealistic ‘move’ and ‘ending.

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After Mathilde leaves, he begins helping the resistance, he hides boxes, supplies, people and eventually Jewish children. This was a dual time-line book which was easy to follow as the chapters were titled each time so I could keep up.

A mind-boggling cast of side characters made it a little hard to follow in parts of the war sections but I loved how both sections interwove and eventually meshed. Primarily a work of historical fiction bouncing between occupied France in WWII and a by the numbers romance set in 2022.

He desperately hopes Mathilde is safe in the countryside, he can’t contact her and they made plans of where to meet after the war ends. If this book is on your reading list, please read it and I really hope that you'll find things that I possibly missed!The romance between Juliette and Nico is probably a bit obvious and unnecessary but I did think the bringing together of the past and present was well done as it fell together in a neat ending. Her Grandma was from France and Juliette was digging into her family history,made new friends and she was trying to find a place her Grandma kept a painting of.

With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear.

In the end the story somehow failed to move me, although I confess I started skimreading before reaching the halfway mark. The story is told in a dual timeline and also features the story of Jacques and Mathilde, who married on the day WW2 broke out. The two timelines weave together well with the historical narrative being slightly stronger - I really appreciated the evolution of Jacque’s character and the risks taken as being part of the French Resistance.

As things turn out the couple are already hiding a woman in the secret room and it's decided for Mathilde to take her on the train south with her. I was gifted this advance copy by Avon Books UK and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.Jacques wants to share the joy of discovering an author who speaks to one’s soul, the thrill of losing oneself in a story more vivid and exciting than real life. It might just be my fickle reading mood acting up again, but the fact is that this story and me REALLY didn't get along. I do have to say that I still love the premise of this story, or at least the historical timeline of it.