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I would usually enjoy WWII related historical fiction especially when they feature strong resilient courageous women. I love celebrating their prowess & achievements -especially noting that usually there is a real historical figure that inspired these type of novels. I'm afraid I didn't particularly enjoy this novel; I seemed to have mostly have to drag myself through this reading.
There are 3 women with 3 separate threads to tell. I must admit it to be particularly hard reading Herta's story as ...more
There are 3 women with 3 separate threads to tell. I must admit it to be particularly hard reading Herta's story as ...more
I found this book hard to read, delightful to read, and very disturbing. I know and understand the person of Herta...how wanting something so much can lead to compromising one's sense of right and wrong to the point of justifying it and believing the justification. BUT, I do not like even the small part of that that I find within...and no longer accept it. I can understand the feeling of loss and confusion and fear of both Caroline and Kasia, although I have very little in common with either of
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Extreme roller coaster of emotions reading this. I couldn't put it down and read it over 2 days of vacation. Very well written and kept a great pace for a difficult subject. All the main characters were really given a true voice.
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May 20, 2018
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This book is almost universally highly rated but despite that I found it to be much less than i expected. Read as a book of the month for a GR group, I certainly spent more time dissecting the events and characterisation of the book. At first I felt that the author had chosen 3 diverse characters to portray a period of history that is ultimately awful. I did feel she was taking us on a journey worth taking.
However, the characters were not fleshed out - Caroline came across as a spoilt, selfish, ...more
However, the characters were not fleshed out - Caroline came across as a spoilt, selfish, ...more
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