A review by jennifer_pinkley
The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book is about a young woman who is a teenager during the brutal German occupation of Belgium during WWI. It's a story about her life as she navigates the challenges of living under occupation and trying to survive that war. There are two other main settings, her experiences during WWII, then events two years after that war. The characters are complex and so well written, and the story is expertly woven between these three time periods. Because war is the focus of much of the story and the main character was so young during WWI, she experiences some awful things and suffers from PTSD, as do some of the other characters. Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction. 
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