By Kelly Bridgewater
A Board Game Holds Keys to Prisoners’ Escape
Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this
series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.
After the Nazis started the bombing blitz of
England, Beryl Clarke puts her college on hold to return to Leeds, care for her
mother, and work as a secretary at the Waddington game company. While she
endures the war at home, her brother James fights the enemy in the air. When he
is shot down, injured, and captured, James meets American POW Kenneth Anderson,
and they plan to escape the Nazi prison camp. Beryl knows there is a board game
with escape plans being delivered to POWs by the Red Cross. But how will the
men discover the game’s secret?
My Thoughts:
The Escape Game
by Marilyn Turk is a different, yet interesting take on World War II. For
readers familiar with World War II novels, they have read tons of stories on
the concentration camps during World War II. I, personally, have not read any
stories that have to do with Nazi POW camps. This was interesting and
fascinating how well the prisoners were actually treated. The plot does have
two point of views that had a past before the war started. Monopoly played a
huge part in the escape game, which I did not know. The characters, especially
the hero, Kenneth Anderson, was brave and willing to do anything to escape the
Nazi prison. Nicely crafted. The heroine, Beryl Clarke, worked at the war
effort while trying to bring her mother out of her depression since her father
died. The writing style was easy to follow and a nicely handled story with
plenty of action and surprising moments that kept me glued to the story. I
recommend this story to fans of World War II stories.
I received a complimentary copy of The
Escape Game by Marilyn Turk from Barbour Publishing, but the opinions
stated are all my own.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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