Title: Flame of
Resistance
Author: Tracy Groot
Pages: 416
Year: 2012
Publisher: Tyndale
Note: I received a
complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. Follow my other reviews at http://seekingwithallyurheart.blogspot.com/ and on twitter @lcjohnson1988
WW2
like all other historic events, even recent ones, makes for exciting books of
all genres and this one is no exception!
FLAME is a French resistance cell that operates like all other cells,
undercover in plain sight. Tom is in the
USAAF and is shot down shortly before D-Day.
He is met by a Frenchman who questions him briefly about many things to
make sure he is who he says he is. Once
Tom passes the test, he is left in the care of an elderly woman until he heals
from his wounds. All Tom knows about
this grand lady is that she has hidden and cared for many Allied soldiers. Is that all there is to this lady or is there
more to her story?
Since
Tom resembles a German soldier he is recruited by the resistance to infiltrate
and carry out a mission that has direct implications for D-Day. All Tom wants to do is get back in the air as
a pilot, until he meets a woman in a brothel.
Her name is Brigitte. She has inherited
the house from her grandfather and turns it into a brothel as she figures it is
the only means to survive since she lost the love of her life along with
everyone else while waiting for freedom.
Braun
is a German officer of sorts who shows his true colors later in the story in a
way that is a surprise to the reader.
Inside a building is where the SS takes its prisoners to extract
information from them in some very torturous ways. Is there no one in France with a heart of
compassion? Where is the faith and fight
of the people? Keep reading the novel as
there are many important characters, scenes, twists and turns to this work of
fiction.
The
characters are from many different backgrounds; seemingly some operate one way
only for the reader to discover something else.
At different times in the suspenseful telling of the story, the reader
won’t be able to quit reading because of the spellbinding tale presented. You will find yourself at the edge of your
seat, waiting in suspense to turn the page and find out how different difficulties
are handled by spies, allies, and ordinary people during the occupation.
Prepare
for a rollercoaster ride when you begin this novel of suspense, mystery, and
more as history unfolds in the pages of Flame
of Resistance. The author does a
superb job of weaving many threads together into a work of art that captures
both the heart and the imagination of readers. It is a 5+ star rating from beginning to end.
Well done!
