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This may just be my favorite book of all times. It is a story beautifully told, with so much detail, not only that gives a sense of place, but also reveals the feelings, fears and desires of all the characters. I related very much to the main character, Isabelle who had such tenacity, such a desire to survive and make a difference. And her sister's transformation was nothing short of remarkable, from a weak, wanting to please, self-effacing personality, to one who also fought against the injusti
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Started as audiobook then loan expired. Continued in hardcover and went so much faster - maybe I wasn’t a big fan of the narrator?
Waited chapters and months for Vianne to take a stand, so glad it happened. Isabelle is a firebrand but not everyone can express her level of certainty or courage, maybe that’s part of why I so enjoyed that Vianne found her own path to what she stood for, complicated and gray as it was.
Relationships were well played - family, friends, lovers, enemies. Present day/fla ...more
Waited chapters and months for Vianne to take a stand, so glad it happened. Isabelle is a firebrand but not everyone can express her level of certainty or courage, maybe that’s part of why I so enjoyed that Vianne found her own path to what she stood for, complicated and gray as it was.
Relationships were well played - family, friends, lovers, enemies. Present day/fla ...more
The story of a family in Germany. How war can destroy and build people. Very good story.
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