Genre: Historical Fiction

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, January 12

Format: Paperback

Pages: 336

Rating: 5/5 stars

Synopsis (Goodreads):

From the author of the “fast-paced, heartbreaking, and hopeful” (Kristin Harmel, author of The Room on Rue Amélie) The Light After the War, a riveting and heartfelt story of a young woman recruited to be a spy for the resistance on the French Riviera during World War II.

Paris 1943: Lana Antanova is on her way to see her husband with the thrilling news that she is pregnant. But when she arrives at the convent where he teaches music, she’s horrified to see Gestapo officers execute him for hiding a Jewish girl in the piano.

A few months later, grieving both her husband and her lost pregnancy, Lana is shocked when she’s approached to join the resistance on the French Riviera. As the daughter of a Russian countess, Lana has the perfect background to infiltrate the émigré community of Russian aristocrats who socialize with German officers, including the man who killed her husband.

Lana’s cover story makes her the mistress of Guy Pascal, a wealthy Swiss industrialist and fellow resistance member, in whose villa in Cap Ferrat she lives. Together, they gather information on upcoming raids and help members of the Jewish community escape. Consumed by her work, she doesn’t expect to become attached to a young Jewish girl or wonder about the secrets held by the man whose house she shares. And as the Nazis’ deadly efforts intensify, her intention to protect those around her may put them all at risk instead.

With Anita Abriel’s “heartfelt and memorable” (Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling, Lana’s War is a sweeping and suspenseful tale of survival and second chances during some of the darkest days of history.

My Review:

Thank you Simon and Schuster for the copy of this book.
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I really enjoyed this book. Another WW2 novel, but this one takes place in the French Riviera and Lana joins the French Resistance after losing someone important to her. I am one of the readers who is not getting tired of all the WW2 stories, so I really loved this one.
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Lana was a great protagonist. Daughter of a Russian immigrant who left Russia during the Revolution, along with a number of other Russian nobles. Lana grew up in France and respects her mothers sacrifices in order for Lana to have a good life. Lana’s involvement with the French Resistance was really interesting and kept me engaged throughout the whole book. I love the French Riviera as a setting for a book, and even though there was a war, the setting still felt glamourous.
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Overall, I really loved this book!