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What Members Thought
May 11, 2016
Debbie Maskus
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A World War II setting jumps into territory explored too often, but Anthony Doerr's story of France during WWII displays a different angle. Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfenning run a parallel course throughout the siege of Saint-Malo with the reader wondering if these two lost souls will ever meet. Marie-Laure blindly faces the war's obstacles as she and her great uncle, Etienne LeBlanc wait for the return of Daniel LeBlanc. Werner, an orphan, blunders through military training in order to ut
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This book is set in 19470s France and Germany and it follows to young people in their trek through WWII.
Marie-Laure is blind and lives with her father near the Museum of Natural History. Her father builds her a miniature layout of her neighborhood to help his daughter maneuver the streets of Saint-Malo.
The Nazi’s invade and they make their way to his cousin’s house for protection.
Werner is a young man who enjoys radios and is gifted for his age. He joins The Hitler youth not so much for the poli ...more
Marie-Laure is blind and lives with her father near the Museum of Natural History. Her father builds her a miniature layout of her neighborhood to help his daughter maneuver the streets of Saint-Malo.
The Nazi’s invade and they make their way to his cousin’s house for protection.
Werner is a young man who enjoys radios and is gifted for his age. He joins The Hitler youth not so much for the poli ...more
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Though it left a couple of questions unanswered ...
Jun 09, 2015
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it was amazing
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