The Lost Girls of Paris, Pam Jenoff

The Lost Girls of Paris is a historical fiction about the SOE; a British intelligence group of female operatives who, through unthinkable circumstances of betrayal by their own, nearly all do not survive to come home.

The question I ask myself while reading this book, written about a subject I love, WW2, women, and their fight to make a difference in a male dominant world, is why didn't this book resonate better for me; the simple answer is depth. I wanted more mire and muck, gut-wrenching, heart-stopping, fear-inducing depth. The Lost Girls did not have that for me, yet it seemed teed up to give it.

The second question I ask myself: When did I become such a cynic?

This is a marvelously written book with beautiful characters and believable settings (it is fictitious, after all), and I did enjoy the book. I would be remiss if I gave it anything less than the most stars available, although I would bump it down if there were a half. It was a home run but fell short of a grand slam.

I will read another of Ms. Jenoff's books, and she deserves your try as well - the book is worth it.