WOW. I was blown away by this novel of two German sisters during WWII. So much of this book seems fresh in the world of tales about that time period. It's a story of sisterhood, of transgender, of difficult choices, of terrifying consequences and of the underpinnings of love and loyalty.

Caroline Woods is a strong writer, able to dive headfirst into another time and culture and bring it to clear light for those of us unfamiliar with 1940s Berlin. She makes you care deeply about the characters and when they are faced with terrible decisions you are rocketed along the same rollercoaster path of emotions.

SO glad to start my year out with this wonderful book. It was one of the best I've read in the last year.