Jan 08, 2023m476 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"The Lost Girls Of Paris" follows the intertwining stories of Marie, a young French mother, Eleanor, a hard-willed SOE (war efforts) agent, & Grace, a war widow during and directly after World War 2. The book starts with Eleanor recruiting…
I enjoyed the first two thirds of the book, as I learned about Marie becoming a spy in occupied France, but as a couple of other people have noted, I lost all interest in the book when Marie, with barely any spy/combat training, decided…
Jul 01, 2022chocho1196 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Exceptionally well done.
So intense to imagine what these girls went through.
Absolutely amazing.
Well told.
I loved the audio version.
Excellent depiction of characters.
An easy listen.
“And once out, Eleanor thought silently, you can’t…
May 16, 2022bookishlibrarian rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The Lost Girls centers on three women's stories during and after World War II. Eleanor recruits and trains women to be special agents, radio operators, and saboteurs in WWII France. Marie is one of the agents she recruits who is sent to…
1946 New York Grand Central. Grace a young war widow stumbles upon a suitcase filled with photographs of 12 women which turn out to be secret agents sent from London into occupied Europe posing as radio operators. They never returned, and…
Feb 14, 2022TexJo rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The writing is only pedestrian. I got through the book because I wanted to find out "who dunnit"! Some of the situations are pretty unbelievable - the character of Grace and her sleuthing, for example. I know she was a necessary plot…
Dec 28, 2021janetll69 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I have found it really hard, when you read a lot of books that are the same genre (historical fiction) set in the same time period (WWII) and basically about the same group of people (in this case ladies of the SOE) to not compare what you…
Nov 06, 2021JCLPiepieB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have heard great things about Pam Jenoff's books for a long time, and am kicking myself that I'm only now getting around to reading her. The Lost Girls of Paris is an excellent WWII read. It will keep you on the edge of your seat as you…
Dec 26, 2020Girlwithfunkyglasses rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I am a fan of Pam! and this is another book that is thought provoking and that you get invested in the characters in the story. I did think there was a bit of "intsa-love" but in this case it works. I heard stories that WII was just a…
Oct 30, 2020sunnyfeline rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I agree with some of the reviews about the characters not having depth for us to get a better understanding of who they are--why did they sign up for such a dangerous assignment? What makes them happy, laugh, cry, etc.? Some characters did…
Aug 13, 2020grammycarol49 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A WWll story of women who went above and beyond the call of duty to help their country and the war effort against Germany and were betrayed. And the story of a woman who wanted to help make things right for them. I want to read more by…
Jul 28, 2020Jenkskitten rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Two stories in one that intertwine. One tells of the women who worked with the French resistance. Actually girls, with no military status, no protection from their country and no benefits to their families who turned up missing. The…
Was disappointed with the author's telling of the story. She could have gone into more detail on the atrocities on this period in history for her characters. Instead, the author glossed over most of it and made it into more of a quasi-love…
Jul 14, 20200Charlie rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a unique story, based on fact, from World War II. It is the story of British civilians recruited by Special Operations Executive, a department created to cause havoc through sabotage and subversion, basically to divert and confuse…
The story of female agents for the British government in World War II fired up my imagination for the better part of two days; I would have LOVED a novel focusing solely on the agents and their female director and discarding a frame…
Apr 28, 2020bthek rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I found this implausible to say the least. For a historical understanding start with Madame Fourcade's Secret War by Lynne Olson. A much better and more interesting book, even though is it non-fiction.
Apr 04, 2020sandramerlo rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The premise of the story is plausible and fascinating. Unlike The Orphan's Tale, however, the characters are never fully developed. At no time did I feel any real insight into the women who were based on real characters. Perhaps one…
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