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Jun 28, 2019
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I honestly don’t know what to say about this book that hasn’t already been said. It’s an absolutely beautifully written, heart wrenching story about love, survival and what a person will do to protect what they hold dear.
Wow.
Wow.
Heartbreakingly beautiful. Historically gripping. Haunting description of wartime France during Nazi occupation and the people who struggled to survive through indescribable atrocities.
Could not put this book down. The characters are so well crafted, the story cuts right to your heart. One of my favorites. Sobbed right through the final pages.
Could not put this book down. The characters are so well crafted, the story cuts right to your heart. One of my favorites. Sobbed right through the final pages.
"Love is a slippery thing."
I loved this book. It took a different avenue to WWII. It focused on women and mothers and families. How do you love and take care of your children and families in such dire circumstances? You take care of the world around you. It's impossible to be the person you want to be if you only focus on those immediately around you. We are all connected.
"Men tell stories. Women get on with it."
"Our children see us so imperfectly."
"Because of them I know now what matters, and ...more
I loved this book. It took a different avenue to WWII. It focused on women and mothers and families. How do you love and take care of your children and families in such dire circumstances? You take care of the world around you. It's impossible to be the person you want to be if you only focus on those immediately around you. We are all connected.
"Men tell stories. Women get on with it."
"Our children see us so imperfectly."
"Because of them I know now what matters, and ...more
Very compelling story of a family active in the French Resistance during the German occupation in World War II.
Sep 18, 2015
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