Book description
Two women brought together by their ideals despite being on opposite sides of the war become embroiled in more than either of them anticipated. In the crucible of war, can their love defy the odds?
From the celebrated author of Madeleine and Don’t Tell Me Who to Love comes Emma…
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As a well-established writer of steamy but compelling sapphic romances, Emma Nichols is another auto-read on my list. This book is set in Berlin and rural France during the early 1940s, and its two main characters are studies of resilience in the face of overwhelming darkness. In the character of Johanna, Nichols examines the agony of how to be, how to love, and what to do when a good-hearted person finds themselves on the wrong side of a war simply because of their country's politics.
In the role of the oppressed and downtrodden, we meet an absolute savior–a woman who…
From Jo's list on Sapphic Romances set in the 30s and 40s.
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