Author Kristin Harmel’s novel, The Book Of Lost Names, is a historical novel inspired by a true story from World World II.
A young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in a tale about survival and heroism.
Harmel gives us her top five historical heroines from books of the year.
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Elisabetta in Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
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Bestselling author Scottoline’s first foray into historical fiction is a stunner. At the heart of this epic, set in WW2 Italy, is Elisabetta, who must choose between her two best friends – Marco and Sandro – both of whom love her, one of whom is a Jew being hunted by the Nazis.
Mab in The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
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Quinn’s deeply researched novel about the women of Bletchley Park features three heroines: debutante Osla (a former girlfriend of Prince Philip), Beth (one of the park’s few cryptanalysts) and Mab (a self-made master of codebreaking who comes from an impoverished background). All three represent the women who helped win WW2.