The Moon is Down and The Pearl by John Steinbeck

I loved that none of these women were perfect, they seemed to have the best and worst of us wrapped up inside them. I love that all three of these women took on the Nazi occupation with courage, fortitude, grit, determination, grace, and the weapons they had at hand—scissors, a pot of boiling water, and ear hair trimmers. One made sure her man was ready to be the leader he had to be, one used her kitchen to inspire people to get angry and stand up, and one used her mending tools to strike back at the ones who took away the man she loved. Let this be a lesson to all, go carefully around a woman and her tools. Don’t touch those they love.