Sisters of the Resistance

Trigger warnings: attempted rape, war

Catherine Dior, sister of the famous designer, has a network of female spies during World War II.

Gabby and Yvette Foucher are sisters living in France during World War II. Yvette is a fashion house courier and uses her errands as a cover for delivering messages. Gabby's role as the concierge of her building allows her to hide and aid an injured British soldier. Neither sister knows about the other's involvement.

The novel vacillates between wartime and post-war stories. After the war, Yvette is returning to France to give her testimony in the trial of the collaborator Louise Dulac. Gabby is shocked to find her sister in France.

Both sisters are healing after the war and coming together may be what they need to begin again. Yvette learns about what really happened with the Resistance from Gabby, and she must reevaluate her misconceptions about the events.

I was hoping this book would help me learn about Christian Dior and his sister, but they are minor characters in the novel.

Saskia Maarleveld lives up to her status as one of my favorite audiobook narrators and delivers both narration and dialogue with flawless accents and pacing.

Recommended for World War II fiction readers who like their stories based in France.

Christine Wells is a former lawyer turned author and writing workshop instructor. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.

Publisher: William Morrow (print); HarperAudio

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Running Time: 11 hours, 4 minutes

Length: 416 pages

Release Date: June 8, 2021

I received an electronic galley copy of this title from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I also received a digital audio recording of this title from the publisher through Libro.fm as a librarian review copy. I read the latter edition.