This quarter, I read 3 books that relate to France and the resistance during the 2nd world War –

• Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon. This thriller is based on Nancy Wake’s story. It also reminded me of “Agent Sonya” by Ben Macintyre, which I read a while ago and enjoyed.
• The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure – is a touching story with lots of imagination but I was a bit disappointed it was not based on a real story.
• The Dressmaker’s Secret by Rosalie Ham – this book tells the story of Coco Chanel during WWII from the prism of her personal assistant or more accurately from the granddaughter of her personal assistant who unpacks the story. I didn’t know about her relationships with the Nazis, and it was interesting to learn about them.

I also listened to “Setting the Table” by Danny Meyer, and it was very insightful, it even made me publish a LinkedIn post.