Very interesting and very well researched! A bit of a dry read at times though and feels very long. Amazing detail of all the people involved.

Two Sisters is a harrowing, gut wrenching and poignant true story about the journalist author's Jewish mother-in-law Marion and her two daughters, Edith and Haguette during World War II mainly in the area of Vichy, France. Little did she know these women were heroines!
Meticulously and personally researched, the impact of what the family went through hit my heart. Comfortably off, the girls wanted for nothing growing up. Their father forced them to become as French as they could, from wearing certain clothes to eating a certain way. Little did they know this would serve them well in their futures when Nazis occupied Germany. After their mother was taken to Auschwitz, the two young ladies fled to a French ski resort where Haguette broke her leg. The kindness of Dr. Frédéric Pétri saved their lives...and others. Until her last days, Haguette wondered why a non-Jew would risk his life to save theirs. The author wanted to put her mind to ease in her old age and recognize the doctor's family so did what was necessary through a complex process to get the doctor recognized as Righteous Among Nations, an honour given only to non-Jews who saved Jews. What a beautiful thing to do for his proud family!

Not only does the author describe the necessary subterfuge of Resistance, forgeries and the black market but also French collaborators and betrayal. She described the sisters' roles and Edith's fate. Formal and informal personal family photographs bring the story to life as do lists of those who were rounded up and murdered from the area. Drancy is a seldom-written about camp, one I read so little about. We are reminded that police had the choice whether or not to take the high road, though difficult. Realities after the end of the war set in and were grim as well. But amidst the cruelty and devastation were snippets of hope.

What a fascinating book! I have read countless books on the Holocaust and am always amazed by the resilience, perseverance and determination. Not only that but each story is different in its unique perspectives, locations and backgrounds. Well worth reading.

My sincere thank you to Union Square & Co. and NetGalley for providing me with an early digital copy of this powerful book.

Very interesting to learn more about the Resistance in France. Also an important read.
Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for access to this eARC.

this was really nicely done. it reminded me of the postcard & east-west street, which are two of my favourite books; however, while i do commend the author for her fieldwork, i do think the writing could do with some editing, as it lagged a bit at times and it detracted some of the impact from the overall experience. i do think it was a very nice read, though, and i believe any ww2 enjoyer would like it.

This was so well-researched and well-written. I couldn't put it down, and was fascinated to learn about the Jewish resistance network in France. The author's MIL was a hero who never claimed a title for herself, but saved as many lives as she could including her own family. The journey began with the MIL's death and the request of Aunt Huguette to find a man who saved her during the Holocaust. She wanted to know why he saved her, and to confer the title Righteous Among Nations on him for his actions. The book also explores other acts of French complicity as well as French resistance, including a whole town that saved thousands of Jewish people, earning the town the title of Righteous Among Nations. I was saddened to learn that there is no title for Jewish people who acted in the resistance, as Marian, the MIL, would surely be considered Righteous as well.

I highly recommend this book for a little-known history of France's involvement in the Holocaust as well as in the resistance.