My Name Is Eva

An Absolutely Gripping and Emotional Historical Novel

By: Suzanne Goldring

Narrated by: Diana Croft

You can pay a terrible price for keeping a promise....

Evelyn Taylor-Clarke sits in her chair at Forest Lawns Care Home in the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by residents with minds not as sharp as hers. It would be easy to dismiss Evelyn as a muddled old woman, but her lipstick is applied perfectly and her buttons done up correctly. Because, Evelyn is a woman with secrets, and Evelyn remembers everything. She can never forget the promise she made to the love of her life to discover the truth about the mission that led to his death, no matter what it cost her.

When Evelyn’s niece Pat opens an old biscuit tin to find a photo of a small girl with a red ball entitled "Liese, 1951" and a passport in another name, she has some questions for her aunt. And Evelyn is transported back to a place in Germany known as "The Forbidden Village", where a woman who called herself Eva went where no one else dared, amongst shivering prisoners, to find the man who gambled with her husband’s life.

A gripping, haunting and compelling story about love, courage, and betrayal set in the war-battered landscape of Germany. Fans of The Letter, The Alice Network, and The Nightingale will be hooked.

©2019 Suzanne Goldring (P)2019 Bookouture

I had no idea where this plot was headed...

I had no idea where this plot was headed... and that makes for a very good book! Eva/ Evelyn is a complex and brilliant woman in full possession of her faculties. A young WWII widow she is determined to "do her bit" and ends up as a translator in Germany after the war for the man who might have been responsible for her husband's death. Ms Goldring uses a series of flashbacks and letters to tell the story from the past as Eva/Evelyn lives out her dotage in a care home where she is pulling the wool over everyone's eyes about who she really is. Part historical fiction, part mystery, part love story, this is a solid 4 stars if you like those genres.

Keeps you guessing.

This book keeps you guessing. At first you guess what is going to happen. And you are right. However what evolves, you will never guess.

Goodmread

I loved it. Lots of history and a love story to boot. GoDo twist At the end

Thiis book is a must read

I feel that I should give praise where praise is due. If you enjoyed Water for Elephants then you should read my Name is Eva. It's a wonderful story and Eva, even at the age of 90, is someone to be admired for her performance. The narrator did an excellent job Well worth reading.

Good story no so good ending

I thought the narrator was great! I really liked c the story, but I didn't really like the ending. I felt that it kept building up to the truth being told but in the end no ever really found out.

I loved the book

At first I thought it was a little confusing but I did started following it. Than. I was inthralled with the story. I am always interested in the way that this book keeps me thinking and interested

A Must Read Book

Best book I have read and enjoyed in a long time. if i could give it more than 5 stars , i would

Decent story

Interesting story, but dates jumped around almost a little too much to follow at times.

Good story

I liked the story and found the protagonist interesting so I read to the end. However, I thought the book was preachy in spots an sometimes dragged.

Repetitive! Over exaggerated accents.

Had potential to pull together all aspects with powerful ending. Then finale deflated entire build up overall!! Very disappointing.