A review of the novel ‘When it’s over’ by Barbara Ridley
A review of the novel ‘When it’s over’ by Barbara Ridley There is no denying the fact that Barbara Ridley’s historical fiction novel, When It’s Over , is a wonderfully written story centered on the opinionated situation in England during World War II. Based on a true story, it’s shown from side to side the eyes of Lena, a young Jewish woman from Czechoslovakia. Lena meets Otto, a German fugitive who is vigorous in intelligence gathering, in a small cafe in Prague in 1938 where she comes to hear news of the fighting on the front line. Swept away by her belief in the left-wing activists and their fight against Hitler, she moves with Otto to Paris to go on with his work. According to the gist of the novel, Lena Kulkova, who is Jewish, becomes involved with the underground resistance movement, as well as with Otto, a German-Jewish refugee. Lena has a troubled relationship with her strict father and, other than sadness at leaving behind her mother and younger sister; Lena does not lo