The Golden Doves
The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
528 Pages
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine Books, Ballantine Books
Release Date: April 19, 2023
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Spies, World War II
Arlette LaRue is a Parisian and Josie Anderson is an American. In 1943, they were known as the Golden Doves. They listened to German conversations and operated a radio to transmit the information to the Allies.
In 1952, Josie is a Captain in the Army out of Fort Bliss Texas and Arlette is working at a café. Josie is given an assignment to go undercover to find Dr. Snow, a Nazi, the American government wants to join their group of scientists. Arlette is approached by Luc Minau. He runs a non-profit organization trying to reunite mothers and children separated during the war. Josie and Arlette had no idea their worlds would collide again.
The story has a fast pace, the characters are very developed, and it is written in the first person point of view between the two women. The women in the story have strong independent personalities. If you like historical fiction, you would enjoy reading this book.
