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As I listened to this beautiful novel by Jillian Cantor on audio, I was transported back in time to war-torn Austria during WWII. Most of the WWII and Holocaust books that I've read are set in Poland or Hungary or Germany, and this is the first that was set in Austria. I'm not sure that I learned anything different about Austria per se, but what was so intriguing was how the story began in contemporary time Calf., introducing us to an adult woman and her stamp-collecting father, now suffering fr
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Jul 20, 2017
Laura
marked it as not-for-me
I'm bagging this. And returning it to Audible. Too much fluff and awkward writing around a promising story. I thought the story would be enough to pull me through but since I don't care for the characters, and the writing is mediocre, just not worth continuing. I gave it 100 pp.
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I read this book while on the Polish/Ukrainian border, working with groups evacuating Ukrainian refugees, so it was the perfect read for the moment. I love historicals that reveal something that has not been explored. Jill Cantor's book provided a deep look at the use of forged papers and stamps (!) as means to secret Jews out of Nazi controlled regions. Great, believable characters and plot.
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I was prepared for more of a love story and I got a good deal more about Austrian Jews trying to leave their homeland after being occupied by the Germans.
Jun 02, 2017
Brittany Gillis
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