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I've read a large number of novels set in WWII over the years and yet this one managed to be completely different from all of them -- I can see why this was winning so many awards.
Although I had my moments where I thought the dialect was too much, overall the writing was vivid. At one point the three characters were trying to cross the border from Germany to France in 1939 and I could practically feel their fear and tension. This is all despite the fact that all three characters were in the very ...more
Although I had my moments where I thought the dialect was too much, overall the writing was vivid. At one point the three characters were trying to cross the border from Germany to France in 1939 and I could practically feel their fear and tension. This is all despite the fact that all three characters were in the very ...more
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Jun 28, 2012
Amy W
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