"Jennifer Chiaverini takes the World War II novel to new heights with the story of a brilliant graduate student from Wisconsin who marries a promising German economist. Settling in 1930s Berlin, Mildred soon realizes what a threat Hitler and the rise of Nazism is and creates a resistance cell to ... Read more »
Praise
RW: Jersey’s Best
"An enthralling, insightful historical saga of Nazism resistance...This is an historical novel in the best sense, true to time and events and filled with names even readers only casually conversant with history are likely to recognize...Resistance Women has been described as one of the 'Best ... Read more »
RW: Kirkus
“From the end days of the Weimar Republic through the rise of Hitler and the atrocities of World War II, four women boldly defy the Nazis, risking their own lives and those of their loved ones. Chiaverini’s latest historical novel masterfully reimagines the real lives of Mildred Fish Harnack, Greta ... Read more »
RW: Publisher’s Weekly
“Chiaverini offers an intimate and historically sound exploration of the years leading up to and through WWII… exceptionally insightful, making for a sweeping and memorable WWII novel.” —Publisher's Weekly ... Read more »
RW: Booklist
“Chiaverini never loses her focus on her four extraordinarily courageous, resourceful, yet relatable narrators. Chiaverini's many fans and every historical fiction reader who enjoys strong female characters, will find much to love in this revealing WWII novel.” — Booklist ... Read more »
EON: People
Book of the Week: "An enchanting story about one woman's struggle for intellectual recognition and independence." —People ... Read more »