A view across the rooftops

“I am battle-worn without lifting a weapon and scarred without a cut to my flesh. But still, I will lift up my head. Still, I will not give up the fight.”

Amsterdam WWII. This is the story of Josef, a lecturer at the university, whose life is turned upside down when one of his students turns up at his door seeking help. This is basically a story of love and hope during wartime. The author just about keeps it right side of being “a little bit too smushy”, the tension is gripping, and romantic bits are touching and not overblown. I grew to really love all the characters so when the ending came, I did get a little weepy, something that seems to be happening more and more lately.