Starting with Nazi occupation, looming threats, the solidifying of previous unheard of atrocities, the rationing and the build up of mistrust amongst neighbours, friends all with the aim of turning in someone you didn’t like, didn’t trust was becoming commonplace. At the same time resistance to the occupiers was very real, and hiding national treasures was very much the goal of many.
The story builds up within these eight apartments from betrayal to resilience and the determination to survive.
Emotional reading but any story set in this era was hard reading.
Sent by Grove Atlantic for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.