Dear Fellow Reader,

Summer is barely upon us and there are lists and lists of summer books out. Do you look at them? I must admit that I always do just to see if I have missed any books that I might like. I saw a list last week and made a list of books that I would like to read from that list. I have finished two of the books so far. They were not very long but I did enjoy both of them. One was the new Elizabeth Berg book, Earth’s the Right Place for Love. It is the prequel to the Arthur Trulov series. It is a lovely quick read. I think you should put it on your summer reading list. (In case you missed the series, go back and read them all.)

The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly is this week’s book. It is a historical fiction book that takes place partially during WWII and partially after the war. American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette LaRue are thrown together while working for the Resistance in Paris during the war. Josie was a willing recruit to the cause, but Arlette was very reluctant and without much choice. They become the target of a Gestapo manhunt because they were effective in thwarting the Nazis by sending out important information via a hidden radio. But they get caught and are taken to a concentration camp. They survive but Josie loses her mother to a doctor’s experiments and Arlette’s son is taken from her. After the war, Arlette is still looking for her son and Josie is working with the military. They are brought back together to face another challenge. Can they still work together effectively?

This book goes back and forth in history to tell the story. So, you gradually get both the history and the current story.

The book keeps you turning pages to see what will happen next. The two women are forced together because of the Nazis and will come together for that reason again. I enjoyed the book.

Thanks for reading.

I was given an advance copy of the book for my unbiased review.