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A review by firstwords
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
4.0
4.5 stars, damned close to 5. As someone who has no taste for "will he/wont he" romance subplots, that was a bit messed up and (for today) mysoginystic. I have no doubt that Atkinson was writing to the times, and probably also to more conservative sensibilities in England during and after the war (although American women did not enjoy the freedoms they have today, they were much closer to the fun-loving French in WWII than English women).
That aside, this is a spy novel wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in almost a thriller, with lots of visuals of London during WWII.
Were it not for my personal dislike of the "weak woman waiting for a stronger man" (which Atkinson shows is only half of a very tough woman who acts as a spy, this providing an intersting foil), it would be a solid 5 stars.
I think that this will grow on me and become 5 stars after a while.
That aside, this is a spy novel wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in almost a thriller, with lots of visuals of London during WWII.
Were it not for my personal dislike of the "weak woman waiting for a stronger man" (which Atkinson shows is only half of a very tough woman who acts as a spy, this providing an intersting foil), it would be a solid 5 stars.
I think that this will grow on me and become 5 stars after a while.