Sewing Resistance - Seamstress, spy, survivor? - J.H. Foster - ★★★
AUTHOR: J.H. Foster SERIES: Rebels and Resistance GENRE: WWII Fiction PUBLICATION DATE: November 7, 2025 RATING: 3 stars. In a Nutshell: A historical WWII fiction featuring a mix of real and fictional people. Good plot, varied characters. A bit too widespread in its inclusions, making it feel slightly rushed. One half of a parallel duology, with this novel being aimed at adult readers and its partner aimed at middle-graders. Plot Preview: 1938, Paris. After witnessing a traumatic attack by the Nazis a year before, Hannah escapes from Austria along with her young son Freddie and goes to Paris, hoping to meet her estranged best friend Kat. Though Kat isn't too happy at being suddenly saddled with two Jewish refugees without any papers, she agrees to help out until Hannah can find a place for herself. But when the war reaches Paris, the difficult situation turns even more precarious. When some nightmares from the past make a reappearance at Kat’s doorstep, Hannah realises that it is t...