Anita Abriel's Lana's War follows Parisian Lana after her husband is murdered by the Gestapo because he was hiding Jewish children at a convent. Lana, who witnessed the atrocity, retreats into herself until someone offers her a chance to actually do something to help other Jewish children and their families.
Lana knows the risks are high, and she'll be traveling away from her mother and living with a strange man to participate in the Resistance, but in her heart, she knows it's what her late husband would want her to do. So Lana fights.
I enjoyed reading about Lana's exploits, which involved going to parties and using her feminine wiles to get information from German soldiers. If she can find out when the next Jewish raids are going to be, she and her accomplice, Guy, and the rest of the secret Resistance can stop the raids and smuggle the Jewish families out of France.
There are a few edge-of-your-seat parts and there's romance, which probably won't come as a surprise to you as you read. But the ending of the book - or how you get to the ending of the book - might be a bit surprising.
If you're a fan of historical fiction, I'd recommend adding this to your to-read list.
Lana's War is published by Atria Books and is available to purchase now. I received a free e-ARC in exchange for my review.
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