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Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)

Martha Hall Kelly

Start date: May 16, 2018

Finish date: May 30, 2018

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Jul 03, 2019 Kayla rated it really liked it

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This book was good. The first half of the book was rough for me to get through. I thought of giving up many times because it broke my heart that these thing during the Holocaust happened. The second half of the book was a bit easier but I loved how things turned out but I still have some unanswered questions. Lol

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May 28, 2018 Michelle rated it liked it

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This book stirred up a lot of emotions. I had distinct thoughts about all three characters. Oddly, I didn't like any of them but really enjoyed the book.

We are in WWII. Each woman shares her journey in alternating chapters. I like that. Caroline is a former Broadway actress determined to save all of the French orphans. Herta is a Nazi doctor, with all that entails. Kasia is a Polish teenager mildly tied up in the Resistance. We get to see things from their perspectives, and oh boy, are those per ...more

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Jun 16, 2017 Brandy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was a difficult book to read. I have read the Ravensbruck book by Sarah Helm which details the events of what happened at the concentration camp but in a much more impersonal way. This book gave those women faces and voices. It made it much more real. I struggled with the decision to finish it but in the end I'm glad I did. Be prepared when you read this one. It's heartbreaking but something everyone should read. ...more

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