Brilliant. This is for sure one of my favorite books by Ms Sundin. It’s also the first WW2 book I’ve read in Denmark or the Scandinavian area and it was amazing both in the history that I’ve never heard of, in the way Ms Sundin unfolded the story of Henrik and Else. It was so hard to put down and enormously captivating. It doesn’t hurt that a good chunk of my ancestry is Swedish and Danish as well so I was doubly invested. ;)

The focal points of the resistance in Denmark, the community and care of its people, the way they pulled together to save its own Jewish population, and the inspiration from a real story of one of its members rowing both intelligence and people to safety was nothing short of incredible.

Henrick’s and Else’s story had me fully invested in them both and what they were trying to do for their country as well as each other. The progression of self-awareness, self-sacrifice and forgiveness were beautiful. It was also refreshing how honest and forthright they were, not playing games or holding grudges at any point but saying what they meant and inspiring the best in each other. And the result of Henrik’s relationship with his father. Loved this one so much.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are expressly mine.