The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
Book Feature - The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
HBL Note: Who doesn’t love Martha Hall Kelly? Now I love her even more after recently learning that her daughter is Mary Elizabeth Kelly, an actor and a GREAT follow on Instagram. Her impersonations are unparalleled. As much as I would love to meet/interview/be friends with Mary, we are here to talk about Martha’s latest historical fiction novel, THE GOLDEN DOVES. If you are somehow not familiar with Martha’s books, you can click here to read about her previous (best-selling novels) Lilac Girls (lol at how far my book reviews have come), Lost Roses and Sunflower Sisters (scroll to the bottom to watch my interview with Martha about this novel.)
Scroll down to read all about Martha Hall Kelly’s latest novel, THE GOLDEN DOVES which Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author of The Women of Chateau Lafayette describes as “This timely, passionately researched, and intricately woven story of friendship, motherhood, and resistance will haunt you long after you’ve turned the final page.”
Book Feature - The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
From the publisher:
American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette LaRue are thrilled to be working in the French resistance, stealing so many Nazi secrets that they become known as the Golden Doves, renowned across France and hunted by the Gestapo. Their courage will cost them everything. When they are finally arrested and taken to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, along with their loved ones, a reclusive Nazi doctor does unspeakable things to Josie’s mother, a celebrated Jewish singer who joined her daughter in Paris when the world seemed bright. And Arlette’s son is stolen from her, never to be seen again.
A decade later the Doves fall headlong into a dangerous dual mission: Josie is working for U.S. Army Intelligence and accepts an assignment to hunt down the infamous doctor, while a mysterious man tells Arlette he may have found her son. The Golden Doves embark on a quest across Europe and ultimately to French Guiana, discovering a web of terrible secrets, and must put themselves in grave danger to finally secure justice and protect the ones they love.
Martha Hall Kelly has garnered acclaim for her stunning combination of empathy and research into the stories of women throughout history and for exploring the terrors of Ravensbrück. With The Golden Doves, she has crafted an unforgettable story about the fates of Nazi fugitives in the wake of World War II—and the unsung female spies who risked it all to bring them to justice.
