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The Crimson Thread by Kate Forsyth!
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THE CRIMSON THREAD BY KATE FORSYTH
Publication Date: July 5, 2022
Blackstone Publishing
Genre: Historical Fiction
In Crete during World War II, Alenka, a young woman who fights with the resistance against the brutal Nazi occupation, finds herself caught between her traitor of a brother and the man she loves, an undercover agent working for the Allies.
May 1941. German paratroopers launch a blitzkrieg from the air against Crete. They are met with fierce defiance, the Greeks fighting back with daggers, pitchforks, and kitchen knives. During the bloody eleven-day battle, Alenka, a young Greek woman, saves the lives of two Australian soldiers.
Jack and Teddy are childhood friends who joined up together to see the world. Both men fall in love with Alenka. They are forced to retreat with the tattered remains of the Allied forces over the towering White Mountains. Both are among the seven thousand Allied soldiers left behind in the desperate evacuation from Crete’s storm-lashed southern coast. Alenka hides Jack and Teddy at great risk to herself. Her brother Axel is a Nazi sympathiser and collaborator and spies on her movements.
As Crete suffers under the Nazi jackboot, Alenka is drawn into an intense triangle of conflicting emotions with Jack and Teddy. Their friendship suffers under the strain of months of hiding and their rivalry for her love. Together, they join the resistance and fight to free the island, but all three will find themselves tested to their limits. Alenka must choose whom to trust and whom to love and, in the end, whom to save.
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REVIEW
This book was received from the Author, and Publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
This is a non spoiler review, because you as reader need to read this book. Also, I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line. This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers.
Kate Forsyth newest book The Crimson Thread, is one of those books that stays with long after you close it.
A thrilling reimagined tale of the Minotaur in the Labyrinth myth, that takes place in Crete during the 2WW.
May 1941 the war has arrived in Crete, when the largest airborne invasion of Fallschirmjäger (German paratroops) where used. A moving thought provoking book about a young girl named Alenka Klothakis, who’s younger half-brother, has always been condemned for his German father’s nationality. He welcomes the German invasion, and is a Nazi sympathizer.
Alenka a translator at the archaeological dig at Knossos will risks everything, when she puts her life in danger to debilitate German invaders. Set against the backdrop of WW2 in Crete Islands when the Germans pushed the British, Commonwealth and Greek forces back. Resulting in British evacuation, and some forces surrendered, other with aid of locals hid in the mountains. This story is about the valiant Cretan resistance, and those brave Allied soldiers who were left behind. In a series of events brave Alenka, saves the lives of two men. Best friends, Jack Hawke and Teddy Lloyd are Australian soldiers. Both men are drawn to the brave Alenka, and become rivals, who vie for her attention.
Meticulously researched, Kate Forsyth weaves historical facts into her own created fiction. Allowing the reader to be fully immersed in her tension filled storyline. Wonderful atmospheric imagery along with Cretan cultural adds to this richly detailed story.
The Crimson Thread leaves no doubt that Forsyth has been named, “One of the finest writers of this generation”.
Kate Forsyth is an amazing author!
AUTHOR
Kate Forsyth wrote her first novel at the age of seven, and is now the internationally bestselling author of 40 books for both adults and children.
Her books for adults include ‘Beauty in Thorns’, the true love story behind a famous painting of ‘Sleeping Beauty’; ‘The Beast’s Garden’, a retelling of the Grimm version of ‘Beauty & the Beast’, set in the German underground resistance to Hitler in WWII; ‘The Wild Girl’, the love story of Wilhelm Grimm and Dortchen Wild, the young woman who told him many of the world’s most famous fairy tales; ‘Bitter Greens’, a retelling of the Rapunzel fairytale; and the bestselling fantasy series ‘Witches of Eileanan’ Her books for children include ‘The Impossible Quest’, ‘The Gypsy Crown’, ‘The Puzzle Ring’, and ‘The Starkin Crown’
Kate has a doctorate in fairytale studies, a Masters of Creative Writing, a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, and is an accredited master storyteller.
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What a gorgeous cover. I am intrigued by the subject and will check it out. Thanks for the review, Gwendalyn.
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