The Secret Messenger
by Mandy Robotham
An excellent read!!!
In 2017, Luisa Belmont who is grieving
for her mother, finds an old typewriter in her mother’s attic and decides to
delve into past to find the story behind it and who it belongs to.
Most of the story centers around
the past, when we read about Stella Jilani, who is leading a double life. She is
a typist for the Reich office during the day and by night she is a messenger
for Italian resistance.
Stella traffics essential supplies
across the city and convey Nazi secrets. Stella also has her beloved typewriter
that she uses to produce her underground newspaper.
Stella’s life is threatened and
could be in danger when General Breugal, a German commander becomes suspicious
of her activities.
The story is a dual timeline of
past and present which makes it very interesting. So much research was done for
this book. It gives its readers a lot of information about Venice during 1944.
At some points long description of Venice
scenery caused me to feel disengaged. But the book is very well written, and I felt
drawn to the story of these two women and was hooked from the start.
My thanks to NetGalley and Avon
Books UK for sending me an ARC copy.
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