Shining Through

The story is narrated by Linda Voss, a sassy and smart secretary from Queens who works for a top Wall Street law firm. She falls madly in love with her boss, John Berringer, and after his divorce, becomes his next conquest. Through John, she meets Ed Leland, a lawyer who also works in counterintelligence. When the U.S. becomes involved in the war, Linda is compelled to do everything she can to help, partly due to the fact that she is half Jewish, so she takes a job as Ed's secretarial translator. Using her German skills as leverage, she becomes a spy and gains employment in a top Nazi's home. The author writes in a gossipy style, with witty and humorous dialogue. While the plot is mildly entertaining, I feel that overall it is cheesy show more and unrealistic. The book reads like it is one step up from a Danielle Steel novel, which while fun once in awhile, is definitely not my thing. I recommend this to lovers of chick lit only, if you're looking for serious WWII fiction, stay far away. show less

If you've seen the movie with Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas and loved it, read this book. If you've seen the movie and hated it, read this book. It has spies, World War II and the lead character who makes very realistic decisions given her circumstances.

Near perfect "chick lit"

This is one of those rare moments where I love the book and the movie equally. I read the book a lot during high school.

Captivating. Humorous. I have read this more than once.

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