All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All The Light We Cannot See is a historical fiction novel set in France and Germany during WWII.  This story follows the lives of two young people: Marie, a blind girl who lives in Paris and Werner, a German boy who becomes a radio operator for the Nazis.  When the Germans occupy Paris, Marie and her father flee to a relative's house by the sea.  Her father has a valuable artifact in his possession and he hopes that they will be safe there.  Danger eventually finds them and at the end of the tale Werner and Marie's lives intersect in a powerful and dramatic way.  This story was very rich and detailed and the writing style was almost poetic.  The reader is made to feel the emotions of the characters and the images of war and suffering are very potent.  If you like WWII fiction, I highly recommend All The Light We Cannot See.

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