The Book of Lost Names

The Book of Lost Names
By: Kristin Harmel

A beautiful story set in France, WWII, following a network of forgers helping smuggle people to safety.

There are a lot of historical fiction books written about WWII and I would definitely put this on your list to read. I thought it was very well written and very engaging. There are a few inconsequential flash-forwards to Eva, present-day, but it was very minimal and mostly there for the culmination at the end. This was not a hard-hitting, gritty WWII book as Eva was mostly on the fringes, removed from the worst of it. But nonetheless she was not spared from danger or heartbreak.

Also true to most good historical fiction, it makes you admire the bravery and ingenuity of the resistors- in this particular story, the forgers who figured out a way to produce false papers to smuggle people to and through borders to safety.

I loved the added element of Eva's coded book and namesake for this story that allowed her to record the true names of those whose identities had to be erased. Though not the intention of the author, I couldn't help but think about how, as Christians, we recognize that our true identity is found in Christ and that when we have found Him, our names are also written in a Book- the Book of Life. And what a beautiful confidence that is to know that your true self is known and kept and waiting for you to come Home.

Follow Eva and the Book of Lost Names on their journey through danger, love, and betrayal. You won't regret it.

**I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

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