It is seldom that you find a book that centers on nearly precise history and includes realistic and engaging fictitious story-telling as well. The genres rarely are crossed with excellent results. The Company of Strangers by Robert Wilson, however, is a novel that has done just that.

The Company of Strangers follows the lives of two people involved in different sides of World War II, an English spy named Andrea Aspinall and a German double agent named Karl Voss. The two meet mid-way through the novel and fall deeply in love. The book follows both individuals intimately as they bond, being from separate world’s where they can trust no one.  The book also follows the storyline of World War II accurately and closely, pointing out the most important and intricate details.

The Company of Strangers is as much a tale of action and espionage as it is a romantic novel. It was rightfully named Los Angeles Times Book of the Year in 2001 and has garnered a plethora of positive reviews from many acclaimed critics.

Robert Wilson is also the author of A Small Death in Lisbon, a book with a similar timeline that also has attained Book of the Year status.

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