A Mother's War A BRAND NEW gripping WW2 historical novel from Helen Parusel for 2023 by Helen Parusel

 Set in Norway during the Occupation, this tells the story of Laila, a young girl who bravely tries to help the Resistance, but finds herself falling in love with a German soldier, Josef. Josef is anxious to help, and not a Nazi, but when Laila falls pregnant her family and friends ostracise her. Alone and pregnant, she turns to the Lebensborn home for unmarried mothers. Although luxurious, it is full of dark secrets. Laila’s search for the truth of the home involves her in all sorts of trouble…

This book really draws you in, and captures the atmosphere of Norway in the war well, especially the spine-chilling occurrences at the home. Laila is a lovely character, and I felt for her, stuck in a terrible situation. However, some of the book was extremely harrowing.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.