Book Review: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

After branching out from the historical fiction, I stumbled back into a page turner – The Alice Network.

“Hope was such a painful thing, far more painful than rage.” From The Alice Network

It’s 1947. Europe is rebuilding after two fierce wars. Young Charlotte aka “Charlie”, pregnant after a whirlwind year at school, grieves over her brother’s death and the disappearance of her childhood friend. Her family, ready to move on from this pregnancy embarrassment, send her to Switzerland for an abortion. However, she has other plans. In hopes of finding her childhood friend, she packed a name. As she gains the independence and searches for her friend, we are introduced to two other characters. With their own pain and past indiscretions, can they find the courage to help her?

Quinn’s prose moves quickly and leaves the reader enthralled for the next event. With deftly woven characters, both evil and good, we root for them to find answers to their long awaited questions and ultimately find happiness.