I also found it overall to be an uplifting read, which is sometimes hard to achieve given the subject. The ins and outs of the forgery ring (based on true life events!) is fascinating to read about. If you love WWII fiction and are looking for a new take on the subject, you’ll love The Book of Lost Names. Beyond asking these questions of herself and her new occupation, Eva struggles define where her loyalties lie as she falls deeper in love with her co-forger, Remy, a French Catholic her mother disapproves of. The book grapples with the questions of heritage and identity in the face of great prejudice and eradication. While Eva seems to find her purpose in using her gift to save children, she mourns for the way the Jews are being eliminated, both by the erasing of their lives and their identities. There, she begins working diligently to create papers for children seeking refuge in Switzerland after their parents are snatched away to concentration camps. When she escapes Nazi-occupied Paris for southern France by drawing up her own false papers, she catches the eye of a Catholic priest and soon becomes entangled in a forgery ring.
The novel centers around a young Jewish woman, Eva, with a gift for drawing. The novel, set in WWII-era France, is slightly different than the other two novels in that it deals with forgers rather than spies.
If you loved The Nightingale and The Alice Network, you’ll love The Book of Lost Names. There are so many stories of normal people doing extraordinary things in the face of unthinkable evil. The Book of Lost Names Book Club Questions, Activity, and Food Ideas!Īre you a fan of WWII fiction? Many readers love to read about this devastating, yet fascinating time in history.
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