A review by piedwarbler
V2: A Novel of World War II by Robert Harris

4.0

A really fascinating book about the V2 rocket, incorporating historical truth about some of the places which were hit in London, including Billericay, Barking and Dagenham. I enjoyed this a lot. The two main characters are a woman who uses her knowledge of maths to help calculate the trajectory of the rockets, and Graf, the German scientist who works on the development of the V2 itself, and who later comes to question his own moral code.
Yes, it’s technical in places, but not so technical that I lost interest or couldn’t follow. I wouldn’t be out off by that.
I would read another Robert Harris - maybe Munich is next in my wish list!
This book was lent to me by a neighbour, and I’m really glad he pressed his copy into my hands.