"Her Secret War", by Pam Lecky

May 1941

This is a story that explores a deadly tangle of love and espionage in war-torn Britain.

Sarah Gillespie loses her family and home when Germany bombs her hometown of Dublin. Some days later the man of her live enlists in the RAF and leaves Ireland. Sarah has a tough decision to make, should she stay in Ireland or seek refuge with relatives in Hampshire, England. Her decision to move comes with its own problems and challenges. Now she is in a world dedicated to the war effort and poses a test of her loyalty and bravery.

The WW11 fiction has a bit of everything: mystery, suspense, history, espionage, some action and a tad romance all neatly wrap up with political intrigue. Told from Sarah’s perspective the story brings originality to WW11 and as we follow her after the devastating loss of her family to England where her skills embroils her in a dangerous espionage mission we can only wish her all the best..

I found ¾ of the book to be extremely slow the author tells the daily life of Sarah ex.: she has breakfast, goes to work, has a drink with her friends, go to the cinema...oh yes meets a young man, hates the young, interested in the young man...till one day she gets recruited for a mission and then this story turns around and get very intriguing...will Sarah get caught, what will she do if not, will this draftsperson from Vickers Supermarine give the highly secret plan sought out to the enemy....then the twists come our way and we are into one exciting drama.

In all the story is well told and the characters are well defined. I love how this book leaves us to wonder if another secret mission awaits Sarah in the future...is a sequel is in the making for our heroine. I would no doubt read it.

I received this book from Avon UK via Netgalley for my thoughts: this is the way I see it