Lindas Book Obsession Reviews “The Goddess of Warsaw” by Lisa Barr, Harper Paperbacks, May 28, 2024.

OMG! Kudos to Lisa Barr, the Author of “The Goddess of Warsaw” for writing such a memorable, captivating, heart stopping and thought-provoking novel. Lisa Barr is a master storyteller, and in this engrossing well-written story, the author vividly describes the plot, the landscape, and the dramatic and colorful characters. The genres for this novel are Historical Fiction, Historical Thriller, Women’s Literary Fiction, World War Two, and The Holocaust.

The woman protagonist in the story goes by several names. Known as “The Goddess of Warsaw”, leading and well-known actress Lena Browning, was also Bina Blonski, a Polish Jew, living in Warsaw Poland when it was a ghetto. Lena harbors dark deep secrets. Bina is married, but has always loved her husband’s brother. Bina loved to act, and with her Aryan features played great parts, while one of her best friends was also an actor that didn’t get the leading parts because of what was viewed as a physical liability. When the Nazis destroyed her family, Bina was determined to fight back. Bina becomes a spy and assassin, getting access to weapons.

Indirectly, Lena used her acting skills to survive and get revenge on those people who destroyed her family and caused horrific, tragic historical events. More than a decade later, Lena becomes a famous actress. There are twists and turns, danger, blackmail and murder. Lena finds herself going into survival mode again, when she is threatened and blackmailed. There are Nazis that are living well after the war, and Lena is determined to destroy them.

I loved everything about “The Goddess of Warsaw” and highly recommend this memorable book. It is on my shelf to read again. Lisa Barr reminds us to “Never Forget”. This is a definite must read! Be sure to have some Kleenex on hand.