Another great read by this author, but could have done without the unbelievable twist at the end which just makes a mockery of the rest of the story.

Kate's life in London is upended and so on a whim, having found a photo in an album of her parents at a hotel in Northumberland, she heads north to take a job as assistant to the elderly owner.

As a young girl living in Berlin, Audrey has a charmed life, but for the Jewish family she lives with, things are not so easy.  One fateful day everything is brought to the fore, and she finds herself hiding in plain sight, working as the housekeeper in a house full of Nazi officers, whilst her Jewish friend Ilse hides in the attic.

As Kate settles into life in Alnwick, Audrey gradually reveals more of her past to her.

I read a lot of WWII fiction and always love a strong female character, it did feel a little as if the build up to Audrey's war time experience was too long, with the actual war years rushed through, but for all that it was an interesting take on the classic story, and Audrey's love interest was handled more unusually too.  Kate's love interest was unnecessary and trope-like