( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 1 2009
...that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 This is a suspenseful espionage thriller that has lots of edgy moments. The historical content is very carefully researched and the characters well developed. Two woman with different backgrounds work out tactical plans with the British war department to prevent Hitler from a deadly mission...the creation of the atom bomb. The "L" Pill is installed in Catherine's tooth making her mission one of possible suicide, but did she have to go through with it? Both women witness the horrific events of the holocaust. Both women lost people they loved and each one is ready to die for the other. What resonated with me so well was the romance and friendship as well as strong family ties kept the horrific facts from being too sordid to hear. It is a heavy reminder of what could have been if not for the men and women from England and the United States willing to risk their lives for the sake of so many. The exposition of the story from chapter to chapter is filled with beautiful prose and history using news headlines and radio flashes as dramatic accents throughout the story. All in all, this is a well done espionage with lots of perspective from the aristocracy of England. There are some excellent reviews that give a great synopsis and more than one edition of this book. I read the first one. I doubt that anything will be taken away from the narrative to hear it bring WWII to life in my home through text to speech on a Kindle!
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Posted: Jun 1 2009
...that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 This is a suspenseful espionage thriller that has lots of edgy moments. The historical content is very carefully researched and the characters well developed. Two woman with different backgrounds work out tactical plans with the British war department to prevent Hitler from a deadly mission...the creation of the atom bomb. The "L" Pill is installed in Catherine's tooth making her mission one of possible suicide, but did she have to go through with it? Both women witness the horrific events of the Holocaust. Both women lost people they loved and each one is ready to die for the other. What resonated with me so well was the romance and friendship as well as strong family ties kept the horrific facts from being too sordid to hear. It is a heavy reminder of what could have been if not for the men and women from England and the United States willing to risk their lives for the sake of so many. The exposition of the story from chapter to chapter is filled with beautiful prose and history using news headlines and radio flashes as dramatic accents throughout the story. All in all, this is a well done espionage with lots of perspective from the aristocracy of England. There are some excellent reviews that give a great synopsis and more than one edition of this book. I read the first one. I doubt that anything will be taken away from the narrative to hear it bring WWII to life in my home through text to speech on a Kindle!
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( 1 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: Feb 15 2006
In chapter two Winston Churchill talks about "the atomic bomb" in 1937 and the book runs downhill from there. The book is instructive to fiction writers because it contains multiple examples of clumsy and obvious exposition that books of writing instruction suggest you avoid. That no publisher was willing to buy this ms. is a caveat worth heeding.
