![]() And, as she puts it, “ I hadn’t seen evil. ![]() She heard rumors about Nazi atrocities and dismissed them as propaganda. Rose is eighteen, young, and prisoned in a place where she doesn’t even really know the language. The jacket copy tells that Rose is sent to Ravensbruck – no spoiler there – and Rose Under Fire shows how Rose ended up in the concentration camp, what happened to her there, how she survived - and what she does to put her life together after. Next, entries beginning in April 1945, with Rose in Paris, having escaped Ravensbruck. Then, there is a handful of correspondence from others that show that Rose is missing, presumed dead. First, in some journal entries from the summer of 1944. Rose Under Fire is primarily told by Rose herself. Since Rose Under Fire takes place after Code Name Verity, readers will be happy to see Maddy and find out how she’s doing, but the non- Code Name Verity reader won’t be confused. The Good: First things first: you don’t have to have read Code Name Verity to read Rose Under Fire. Rose’s friend Maddy is the Maddy from Code Name Verity, and a couple of other people appear, but in terms of plot, there is no connection. Rose is about to discover what real horror is. ![]() That is when Rose is forced down by the Luftwaffe, captured by the Nazis, and sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp. Thanks to Uncle Roger, Rose is flying in France, ferrying a plane back to England. ![]()
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