Title: Does not live up to its title
Review: I was interested in this book as my father had been a communist resistant in Gent, Belgium. I hoped it would give me insight into life under occupation. Trouble is our resistant author, although very brave is a bit of a cow. The sanctamonius putdowns of all and sundry while blowing her own trumpet wore thin and detracted from the story she had to tell. It did not paint a picture of being under occupation that other autobiographies/biographies have. Compared with "Gaston's War"-Gaston Vandermeerssche- it is pale and insipid. Nor does the spunk stand scrutiny next to Nancy Wake (The White Rabbit)- Ms Wake was also a bit of a character but she could tell a good story and her bitchiness was sauce to what was a complex person. She did not have to settle scores. However, all stories of survival are worthy of being told. My father never told his. Never received more than a comendation from his government (Belgium) and hated war to his dying breath.
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