Violette was in the SOE. She was good at what she did and took great risks doing it. This book is her daughter's tribute to a mother who gave everything to bring a better world to her daughter and everyone else.
I'm a bit torn on this book. In some ways, it was very interesting to read. In others, it was a bit unorganized and messy. Sometimes the author would switch point of view randomly or jump around in time. Also, it bothered me when she would speak in her mother's voice. Maybe she could get the gist of conversations from other people that were with her mother, but she would have no idea what her mother was thinking, especially in those last days.
For some reason, the pictures are after the bibliography. I almost missed them, because my Kindle basically informed me the book was over. Just an FYI. The book would have felt incomplete without at least a few pictures.
Overall, I'm going to leave this book in the middle ground. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't one of the better ones I'd read either. I think the switching around of POV really hurt it for me. I appreciate Tania wanting to honor her mother, and I believe she did. She connected with a lot of people who knew her mother, and I admire her for that. But it wasn't the easiest read.
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