A Light in the Window: A completely gripping WW2 historical novel with a heartbreaking twist (Margarete's Journey Book 1)

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years ago, a 100 mile drive on an A road in summer, your windscreen would be a mash of dead insects. If you like the first in the series, keep reading because you will be comforted by the characters and will want to see who is added to the "family.

A Light in the Window is a very quick read and it’s really edge of your seat stuff from beginning to end. Wilhelm decides to make the journey to see for himself but what he discovers is nothing what he expected.Being only two years older, and looking somewhat like Annegret, Margarete makes a quick decision to use Annegret's identity card to gain her freedom. His elder brother Reiner is a high ranking officer in the SS who is faithful to the Furher and his cause.

Taking on the identity of Annegrete allows Margarete more freedom in Berlin more so than what she would ever have if she told the SS her true identity. The constant threat of exposure that Marguerite faces enables the author to accurately evoke what the Jewish people endured in both Nazi Germany and occupied France.

This reads like it was made for a TV series, which I am surprised it has not been made into for PBS yet!

It's a pity that my dislike for Wilhelm colored my enjoyment of this so much because I liked Margarete and was rooting for her and the writing was lovely but I just couldn't bring myself to enjoy this as much as I could have. Mitford is an idyllic small country town with wonderful characters and devoid of the stress of big city living. While you'll likely see the ending coming a mile away--I know I did--it still made for enjoyable reading. He was also placing himself in the firing line given the consequences if what was going on had been discovered. I would love to visit a town like this if it in fact exists, with knowing each and every person's history, supporting each other and the town parties and festivities that everyone has to play a role in.Such malice and awful opinions Wilhelm could show but then at other times he demonstrated a more compassionate, caring, understanding and human side so much so that I was horrified to find myself almost warming to him. Their relationship was so weird, and instantaneous, the characters had a different personality in every chapter, they were inconsistent and unlikable.