IR VERDICT:
Consider THE POSTWOMAN a “faction,” mixing facts with just a bit of embellishment around characters and motivations. As a witness to the beginnings of World War II and recognizing the need to rescue downed Allied airmen, a Belgium-based hospital nurse’s aide and her father concoct an elaborate escape route over the Pyrenees through Gibraltar. Often riveting, this true 1940s+ tale will attract all kinds of readers, from WWII historians to those mesmerized by good Samaritan stories.