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Brought to life the characters as well as the time period of 1944, Nazi-occupied Holland, and showed the courage and strength of nurses who took care of the soldiers, as well as let us learn about their services and Sacrifices.

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I really loked the characters, their strength and resilience. How far they were willing to go.to.save other people. I never get tired of.reading about strong community and the people in it. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

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To say I wanted more would be an understatement. This was a delicious page turner right from the start. Everytime I had to put it down, it was all I could think about. I did end up finishing way past my bedtime, just so I would be able to sleep. Based on a true story.

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This is a story set in Holland during WWII. It shows the courage of the citizens, the hardships and their determination to survive. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

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I can always count on author Imogen Matthews to highlight the courage and determination of ordinary Dutch citizens as they fought against the occupying Germans. I know so little of the Netherlands' wartime experience and Matthews’ compelling stories inform me and leave me wanting to learn more. I haven’t read the first two books in this series but I immediately put them on my reading list. The trilogy features three young women who became remarkable Dutch resistance fighters.

Nineteen-year-old Nurse Freddie Oversteegen meets 21-year-old Flight Lieutenant Will Cooper when he’s brought to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Arnhem and put under her care. The RAF officer was carrying out orders for Operation Market Garden when he was injured. It’s love at first sight and when he’s quickly moved and she doesn’t know where he’s gone, her resolve is strengthened and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to be reunited.

I found myself down a Google rabbit hole searching Dolle Dinsdag, onderduikers, De Vliegende Hollander, Arbeitsdienst and Operation Market Garden. I think I spent an hour reading more about the Oversteegen teenagers - what courageous girls!

This fantastic novel, inspired by a true story, is one historical fiction lovers will want to read!

I was gifted this copy by Bookouture and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

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