Sassa's Reviews > Resistance Women

This historical fiction is heavy on the history, which is exactly as I like it. The history evolved around the many difficult situations for the Germans and emigrants inside Berlin and Germany during Ww2 who did not like the direction the country was taking under Hitler and his Nazi cohorts. Their dissension led to resistance groups and therein lies the plot of the thrilling story. There was so much to learn and plenty of inspiration to investigate further. Fact is often more intriguing than fiction. Chiaverini presents sound, complex, riveting history yet brings in emotion and feeling with her characters.
The broad lesson to learn is how unselfish, brave and courageous the ordinary person can be for the good of others in a time when it could easily cost his or her life.
“A little less fear, a little more love of life in a few hundred thousand and the war wouldn’t have been possible or would have been over sooner.” Chiaverini, Author’s Notes.