ajlewis2's reviews
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This was a bit of a thriller, too, besides the romance. There was a riveting plot and the great characters we get with Sparks. 

Based on a real spy ring during WWI and on life shortly after WWII in France, the story shows life of women as spies. There is violence in this story, unbelievable heartache. It is a great story, but not light reading. I listened to the audio version which was excellent. 

This is the second in a series of two books. The first book must be read first. Together they are a wonderful love story with some mystery included. I listened to the audio version which was very well done. 

I lost interest in the solution to the mystery

This was a difficult, slow read. I have enjoyed other books by Bruteau and wanted to see what she had to say about Teilhard de Chardin. I got a bit more understanding of his thinking. There is also a great deal of Hindu thinking on the topics of interest to Teilhard. Bruteau carefully shows, with profuse documentation, how Teilhard was wrong in thinking that Hindu beliefs were not compatible with his. This book shows that the things Teilhard thought were in fact believed long before by Hindus. So, I got what I was looking for--a better understanding of Teilhard--along with a whole lot more. Bruteau has written a book, Worthy Is the World: The Hindu Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo that will be a good follow-up I think. For anyone wanting to read Bruteau for the first time, I would recommend not starting with this one!

I found this book difficult to read with such pain and turmoil. The story unfolded slowly with detail and was hard for me to stay focused while reading. Many times I felt to quit reading, but decided it was a story worth knowing when I realized that it was true and well-researched.

Very engaging read. Audio was great!