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Hazel
May 10, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This book kept me hooked so much more than I expected it too. It spanned a time in history (from before the second war and onwards) that I am not familiar with and don't normally go for but I found it an education. The author deals with so many emotions and you can feel each one. Definitely a book I'll remember for a long time. ...more
Stephanie
Dec 22, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Beautifully written historical novel about a house and a family caught up in WWII.
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Alyson Zikmund
Dec 07, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Brian
Dec 22, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Jan 27, 2010 marked it as to-read
Isabel
Feb 12, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kristin
May 02, 2010 marked it as to-read
Joerg
May 21, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction-europe
Hege
Mar 23, 2011 marked it as did-not-finish
Diane
Jun 13, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Anna
Jun 14, 2012 marked it as to-read
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May 07, 2015 marked it as to-read
Keith
Jul 20, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jocelyn
Aug 09, 2015 marked it as to-read
Tammy AZ
Oct 15, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: owned
Elizabeth
Sep 11, 2017 marked it as to-read
Terri
Mar 06, 2018 marked it as jewish-book-club
Shelves: jewish-fiction