Recommended Reading Lists > Staff Picks > April 2008
Recommended Book
Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal
ISBN: 9780763634889
Title: Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal
Author: Mal Peet
KDL Description:
After her grandfather commits suicide, Tamar inherits a box with a series of clues and coded messages, which leads her to another Tamar, a World War II British spy — a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland some fifty years before.
Amazon Description:
When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy, and tragedy set against the daily fear and casual horror of the Second World War — and unraveling it is about to transform Tamar’s life forever.
From acclaimed British sensation Mal Peet comes a masterful story of adventure, love, secrets, and betrayal in time of war, both past and present.

