The Girl with a Secret
The Emerald Sisters #2
Kate Hewitt
Reviewed by Helen
This series is based on the true story of The SS St Louis that set sail from Hamburg in 1939 with one thousand Jews onboard bound for Havana, can they finally get away from the Nazis? Onboard four young woman make friends, bound by a talisman, part of an emerald these four make a pact to meet again after the war, will they make it?
When the ship is refused entry into Cuba they sail away not knowing where they will end up, finally some countries agree to take them, Rosa Herzelfeld and her family are bound for England, here they try to start their lives again, Rosa is soon working and attending classes, here she meets another Jewish refugee Peter and after all Rosa went through in Berlin never expecting to even become close to a man she finds her heart is opening up.
The family are sent to an internment camp and soon Rosa is asked to come back to London to help more with the war effort, she is keen to help and soon she is helping even more, her work is top secret and is starting to get more dangerous, she is happy to be doing something that may bring an end to Hitler and his regime.
This is a heart-wrenching story it shows strength and courage, will the girls meet at their designated meeting place after the war, will the emerald pieces bring them together and whose story will be next? I loved this story and am loving this series and I highly recommend it to any lover of historical fiction.
My thanks to Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
When the ship is refused entry into Cuba they sail away not knowing where they will end up, finally some countries agree to take them, Rosa Herzelfeld and her family are bound for England, here they try to start their lives again, Rosa is soon working and attending classes, here she meets another Jewish refugee Peter and after all Rosa went through in Berlin never expecting to even become close to a man she finds her heart is opening up.
The family are sent to an internment camp and soon Rosa is asked to come back to London to help more with the war effort, she is keen to help and soon she is helping even more, her work is top secret and is starting to get more dangerous, she is happy to be doing something that may bring an end to Hitler and his regime.
This is a heart-wrenching story it shows strength and courage, will the girls meet at their designated meeting place after the war, will the emerald pieces bring them together and whose story will be next? I loved this story and am loving this series and I highly recommend it to any lover of historical fiction.
My thanks to Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
5 stars
April 12, 2024 by Bookouture
