Review: You "Mouse"t pick this book up "White" now!  @badwordplay
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
I am always looking for good historical fiction, especially those set during World War II.  I was recommended this by a friend, and since I wasn’t that familiar with the source material, or the story it was “historically fictionalizing”, so I decided to check it out.Nancy Wake was an Australian born woman working for the British Special Operations Executive division, who basically ran an “Underground Railroad” of sorts, to get people out of France during the German invasion.  She also sets up an operation with Maquis units to keep German reinforcements from reaching their defensive positions.Maybe it is the fact that I didn’t know about these events at all before reading this, or because this book was written so well, but I couldn’t even tell you where the “historical” ended and the “fiction” began.  Probably a little of both?  It seemed very true to the feel of the time period, and felt very authentic.  Except for her karate chopping aliens… (kidding).  What sets good historical fiction from bad, is how familiar the writer is with the real life events that they are trying to fictionalize, and Duarte’s expertise really shines through.I enjoyed everything about this book, and I highly recommend it for anyone interested in World War II, resistance fighters, and aliens (maybe not that last part).