I adored these two stories. This was one of those "reading under the covers after my husband falls asleep" kinds of novels. The threads were so gorgeously woven together and both stories were absolutely complete in their own right. There was only one teeny tiny little thing that bugged me and the ironic thing that the tiny thing had nothing to do with this book itself - it was about the prequel novella "Honeymoon in Paris" so that has no bearing on how much I loved this book. If you read them both - then we'll talk.
The story ran between the World War I story of Sophie Lefevre during the German occupation of France and the modern day story of Liv Halston. Although nearly a century elapses between the lives of these two women, the raw, human emotion that they share is timeless and their connection is real.
Whereas I usually have to suppress a deep eye roll when there is a plot twist at the very end of a book, I didn't mind the surprises the last chapters revealed. Both Sophie and Liv have complete endings and I turned the last page (at 1:00 a.m.) with a smile on my face.
Goodreads Rating: 4.5 rounded up to a 5!
In progress: Astray by Emma Donoghue
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
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