The Light We Left Behind
Tessa Harris
Reviewed by Helen
I thoroughly enjoyed this story based on true events from WW11 set at Trent Park in England it tells of espionage, secrets and how the English went about getting the German Officers to spill the information they wanted and needed, it tells the heartbreak of war and shows that love can last through many hard years.
Maddie Gresham is a psychologist who has been working with patients who have had head injuries when she gets a message telling her to report to Trent Park, a mansion that in better years she has partied in, when she arrives she finds out that her mentor has died and that she is to take over his role to help get information out of the Nazi generals that are being held prisoners here, by working through the transcripts from the listening devices that are placed around the house and meeting them.
Maddie spent some time in Germany years ago and stayed with the Weitzler family where she became very close to Max, but between the two of them they did a few things against the Nazis and Maddie was deported, she knew that Max had made it to France at the start of the war but it has been a while since she has heard from him, she is thrilled and also very worried when she realizes that Max is working here at Trent Park helping to record the conversations the are being recordered.
While Maddie is gaining the trust of the generals Max must stay a secret to everyone else there is danger lurking and Maddie is doing her best to uncover what is happening, she must not lose the man she loves again. This is a very interesting story as well as an emotional tale of WW11, it shows the terrible things that the Nazis did and the hurt they caused so many people. A well told story that I would recommend to anyone who loves a good historical fiction.
My thanks to Harlequin AU for my copy to read and review.
Maddie Gresham is a psychologist who has been working with patients who have had head injuries when she gets a message telling her to report to Trent Park, a mansion that in better years she has partied in, when she arrives she finds out that her mentor has died and that she is to take over his role to help get information out of the Nazi generals that are being held prisoners here, by working through the transcripts from the listening devices that are placed around the house and meeting them.
Maddie spent some time in Germany years ago and stayed with the Weitzler family where she became very close to Max, but between the two of them they did a few things against the Nazis and Maddie was deported, she knew that Max had made it to France at the start of the war but it has been a while since she has heard from him, she is thrilled and also very worried when she realizes that Max is working here at Trent Park helping to record the conversations the are being recordered.
While Maddie is gaining the trust of the generals Max must stay a secret to everyone else there is danger lurking and Maddie is doing her best to uncover what is happening, she must not lose the man she loves again. This is a very interesting story as well as an emotional tale of WW11, it shows the terrible things that the Nazis did and the hurt they caused so many people. A well told story that I would recommend to anyone who loves a good historical fiction.
My thanks to Harlequin AU for my copy to read and review.
4 stars
December 5, 2022 by HQ Fiction GB
