Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal
by By Peet, Mal
Category: Young Adult Fiction , Historical , Military & Wars

"This beautifully structured and highly suspenseful story of the Dutch Resistance is positively Hitchcockian in its examination of the darker reaches of the human heart." – BooklistWhen her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy, and tragedy set against the daily fear and casual horror of the Second World War –  and unraveling it is about to transform Tamar’s life forever.