Invisible by Day

u201cThis book can rightfully be compared to Downton Abbey. Like the popular TV series, it is set in WWI Great Britain, with historical facts, love stories, and a fantastic look backward into early twentieth-century life. The main character is gutsy young Kate MacLaren from Scotland. She is a working-class young lady whose brains, grit, and beauty catapult her into one episode after another of life and experience and eventual upward mobility. After youthful mistakes, she redeems herself and becomes somewhat of a heroine of the times.u201cThe authoru2019s writing is superb. The booku2019s structure is unusual and effective. The story begins in 1917, flashes back to 1910, and then moves in fast-forward to catch up to where it started. Though the story would be a page-turner written in any order, the unfolding makes it most gripping. The novel is professionally written and edited, and that becomes apparent as readers get sucked into the drama, with Finku2019s exceptional prose and character development.u201cBut the book is more than just fast-paced and interesting. Readers learn about WWI intelligence, including Great Britainu2019s room forty, where codebreakers worked nonstop. Fink describes not just what happened but how it felt at the time as well: u2018Talk of war permeated London, along with a strange euphoria, as if the potential of Great Britainu2019s power had gone to everyoneu2019s head.u2019 Through her skillful writing, Fink leaves readers with much to think about. The depiction of misogyny and womenu2019s lack of freedom and respect in the early 1900s is well described. Fink writes of loving, forgiving, fortitude, and reinventing oneself, as every human does to some extent during a lifetime. Those who enjoy historical fiction may want to put this book at the top of their reading stack.u201d