I think I love spy novels even more than frontier stories. I don’t know if it’s the secret codes or the chance to become someone you’re not. The way people who aren’t quite normal in regular life find meaning and purpose. At least a little bit of it is the way the work that is done in secret can save lives, stop wars before they start, or reduce the casualty count. Maybe it’s because there are spies in the Bible. But if spy novels are just plain awesome, historical spy novels are the next level. My favorites are World War I, World War II, Cold War stories. Today’s technology makes for some great gadgets, but I love the human element and the old school, hands-on ways of doing things. So take my love for historical fiction, all things intelligence, and the last Roseanna M. White book I read, and you can bet I was eagerly anticipating The Number of Love.
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Fantastic review, Joy! I forgot to even mention that she was Catholic because it was so clear that it wasn’t an issue. Margot’s faith was beautiful.
Wasn’t it? If not for references to the rosary or Mass, you wouldn’t have even noticed. And yet so many evangelicals don’t realize that many Catholics have a faith so similar to ours!