Love Wins

Far From Home by Danielle Steel is a historical novel that consumed me from the start.

The novel is set in France & Germany towards the end of World War II. Hitler is losing the war but is blind to this fact. Some Germans are against him but are afraid to speak out – a few brave souls execute Operation Valkyrie. As history shows, this did not go to plan, and it is against this backdrop that the story is set.

We follow the war as seen through the eyes of a mother and a daughter following their husband/father’s attempt to kill Hitler. Their wars are very different – one is in France, the other is in Berlin.

Danielle Steel capture’s the reader’s attention as her plotline mirrors actual facts from World War II. Her characters are well drawn and easy to empathise with.