I’m deeply moved by this review and extremely thankful to the reader who took the time to write it. All profits from my books go to help get dogs out of kill shelters.
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on May 17, 2016
All I can say is “Wow”! What a beautifully written prose that touches upon one of the most heart-wrenching themes of the twentieth century – the Holocaust. Told from the point of view of a young Jewish girl, living in Berlin and witnessing Hitler coming to power, and slow and terrifying changes that her country starts going through, Helen still tries to follow her father’s advice and keep her optimism. However, with the Kristallnacht all her hopes shatter, and she finds herself on a long way to survival through the horrors of Auschwitz…
I couldn’t help but admire Helen’s willpower and desire to survive just to outlive her tormentors, yet trying her best to help her fellow inmates and not harden her heart in the conditions where one was ready to sell out anyone for a molded piece of bread. The brutal treatment of the inmates, together with the very rarely discussed subject of rape of Jewish inmates by the SS are accurately depictured in all their brutal honesty. Max’s story, a German boy who grew up with Helen and remained friends with her despite the new course that Germany took and his joining the Hitlerjugend and later the SS, was both touching and incredibly sad.
All in all, this is definitely a must-read for all fans of historical fiction. Brilliant!
I couldn’t help but admire Helen’s willpower and desire to survive just to outlive her tormentors, yet trying her best to help her fellow inmates and not harden her heart in the conditions where one was ready to sell out anyone for a molded piece of bread. The brutal treatment of the inmates, together with the very rarely discussed subject of rape of Jewish inmates by the SS are accurately depictured in all their brutal honesty. Max’s story, a German boy who grew up with Helen and remained friends with her despite the new course that Germany took and his joining the Hitlerjugend and later the SS, was both touching and incredibly sad.
All in all, this is definitely a must-read for all fans of historical fiction. Brilliant!
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Fantastic review for a brilliant book! Congratulations!
Thank you so much my dear friend. ❤
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A reader writes: “All I can say is “Wow”! What a beautifully written prose that touches upon one of the most heart-wrenching themes of the twentieth century – the Holocaust.”
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Fantastic review, Paulette. Congratulations. ❤ ❤ ❤
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That is well deserved. I feel often with you, God blesses you in your writing carrreer because of how you help Hus creations from your proceeds.
You have a good heart.
Yisraela
What a kind thing to say, Yisraela. Thank you so much. For me, it’s a gift to give to dogs, to help them. It feeds my passion/heart. I feel very blessed I’m able to do this. Your words of support are so appreciated. ❤
BRAVO PAULETTE!
Ah, Jules, my friend, How nice to have you join the party. Thanks tons for dropping by, always love seeing you. ❤
As a history teacher I had disdain for historical fiction. Until I started reading Jack Whyte’s Camulod Chronicles series about post Roman Britain. Now read the genre by other authors as well.
I can certainly understand the initial disdain, especially being you’re a history teacher. And I certainly understand that once happening upon a really good (and accurately adhering to historical facts) fictionalized story set in a historical context it changes how we feel. I’ve seen readers blast authors in their reviews for inaccurate inclusion of historical data – that raises the standard of writing for all of us. This one was especially hard to do the research on, not because there’s a dearth of data but rather the subject matter was hard to take in as you can well imagine. So glad you stopped by and joined the conversation. ❤
ConCatulations. It’s good to remind peeps of da past lest we repeat it today. And of course helpin’ da doggies is always a good thing.
Luv ya’
Dezi
You are so right, Dezi. Always wise, loving, and adorable you are! Luv ya right back. ❤
Aaaaw Fank you.
Luv ya’
Dezi
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