These two incredible women risk it all to take a stand. But more than that, you get to know these two ladies and their motivation for all they do. You're going to see the risks they take, the punishments they receive, the struggles and the successes. While the story isn't told at a fast pace, things really pick up around the halfway mark. By the time you turn the last page and have consumed the last word you are in awe of what Polly and Eunice accomplished. Against all odds, they took down a Goliath in their town.
Based on Audrey Hepburn, The Star Society, tells how Ada & Ingrid dealt with Nazis in their lives. While Ingrid escapes early on, Ada (Aleida) does undercover work. Doing all she can to help Jewish people get out, Aleida smuggles paperwork to those who need it. However, it's only a matter of time before she gets arrested. The sisters' mother becomes the mistress of a German Nazi and is the one who takes Aleida in and doesn't release her until he's left her with a permanent memory of him.
Ingrid and her husband get to Washington D.C. where she works for the US government's Anti-Communism department. When she sees a name she recognizes, Ingrid begs to be the one to gather intel on Ada. For she'd be able to gain access to the actress in a way no one else can- Ada is her sister, Aleida. Ingrid sets out to prove her sister has no connection to the Communist Party. But, Aleida's past isn't far behind them. Revenge comes calling with heartbreaking repercussions.
Yes. I listened to this book on audio and enjoyed it. The narrator brought the story to life as history spilled out into the present. You felt the deep impact of betrayal as the story was read to you. You felt the urgency.
Summary- Feuding Windsor brothers and their wives—some things, it seems, never change. The Windsor Affair recreates the cataclysmic events that nearly toppled the monarchy and incited the power struggle between Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Wallis Simpson. Told from the perspective of both women, the novel propels readers into the fabulous world of the debonair Prince of Wales, café society of the 1930s, and the glittering private lives of the Windsors. The first novel to be dedicated to this infamous rivalry, The Windsor Affair brings us all the gossip and intrigue between the two very different—yet perhaps more similar than they would admit—wives of royals. --bn.com
MAYBE. This story is a slow paced unfolding. If you're a fan of that, then YES. If you're not, I would recommend listening to the audiobook if you still want to read this book. This book goes beyond just the relationship with Wallis and the Prince. It continues on after the Prince abdicates the throne he takes as King.
I've read several other books about Wallis and her infamous relationship, but I don't remember any of them delving into her past. The Windsor Affair takes you into her childhood and her past prior to ever meeting the Prince. You learn why she becomes the gold digger she became. In several ways, I came to feel sympathy for her. I never knew she had a marriage before the husband she left for Royalty. I had no idea how destructive it was and why it played a role in her swearing to never again marry for love, but security, instead. I felt badly to read rocks being thrown through her windows and to have vile names graffitied about her and said to her. However, it was the life she set out to obtain.
Reading how the Royal family saw her from the get go was also a side I'd only read brief references of. In this book, you become a fly on the wall for the Royal family. You see they pegged her for a gold digger right off the bat and didn't cater to her whims. You really see the battle of wills unfold as the story does the same.
Okay dear readers. I hope one, or more, of these books may find it's way to your summer TBR. Enjoy!!
