RaveHistorical Novel SocietyA fascinating tale, based on true events and historical characters, most notably Directress Dorothy Reeder. The prose contains many memorable quotes about books and libraries. An extraordinary story of friendship, love, sacrifice, betrayal and forgiveness, the novel makes one realise things are often not what they seem. This could be just one more in the recent influx of novels about Paris, but it is so very much more! A true gem for all historical fiction readers.
Rosalie Knecht
RaveHistorical Novel SocietyThis novel is heavily steeped in ’60s atmosphere, and Knecht does an excellent job of evoking the climate of the times and shaping her novel around lethal Cold War politics—mentions of Haight-Ashbury, liberal hippie sex, and Vietnam napalm set the tone ... Knecht writes with dry wit and honesty. This is a small book, but extensive in its ability to tell a story with a PI who is like no one you’ve never met! Intelligent, saucy, and heroic Vera is also vulnerable at heart, and her reasons for doggedly trying to reunite parents and child lie in her own need for hearth and home―and love. I’m eagerly awaiting Vera Kelly’s next adventure. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the 1960s.
