I am an absolute sucker for a WW2 novel. I think it is my favorite place in history to read about and I always learn something new. When in school I wanted to learn the most about this war, mainly because it is just so appalling to me what happened to so many innocent people.

The Nazis are on the lookout for Aryan looking children to give proper German homes. Finding many Aryan looking children in Czech and Poland, the brown sisters as they were called, would entice hildren from their mothers with candy. Once they were captured, they were taken to facilities and indoctrinated in the way of the Nazis. Anna has gone years avoiding the brown sisters but when they get their hands on her daughter she is besides herself with grief and worry. Anna is determined and looking Aryan herself, goes undercover as a German nurse where her daughter was taken. Anna does everything she can to ensure her daughter is safe, but will it be enough to reunite them?

Just wow, this book was amazing and it taught me something new. After I finished I spent all afternoon learning more about the taking of Czech children. The authors writing style was amazing and I was hooked from the beginning. I didn’t want to put this one down and was annoyed when something else needed my attention. At first I found the 400 pages daunting as it’s a little long for me, but now that I’m done I feel that this author could have continued on for way longer. I gave this one 5 out of 5 stars, and I’m sure I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.

As always I’d like to extend my thanks to @netgalley and the publisher, Harper Collins UK - @onemorechapterhc, for an advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book comes out early December (Dec 9th) so make sure to add this to your list if you’re looking for a heart wrenching holiday read.