I really liked this Holocaust tale. It's well-done and more than just a bit haunting.

Thanks, WestofMars. I'm reading "Sarah's Key" right now, which is another World War II sad story.

This was sent by another kind BCer; I haven't had a chance to read it. I'm passing along to 6of8 who has it on her Wishlist. Enjoy!

Wow -- ValPete you are awesome! What a fabulous surprise to come home to at the end of a long day -- books from a BC friend! This is on my list and I hope to get to it in the next little while, although having just read The Zookeeper's Wife and The Book Thief, it will take me a couple weeks to be ready for another WWII survival story. Thanks for passing this one along!

WestofMars used the term "haunting" -- I think that is very fitting. A difficult book -- it turned out to be perfect for a Metro read, because I could only get through about 25-35 pages per commute, which is just enough to keep the story moving, but also about as much as I could handle at a stretch. Anna's story is very difficult to read and I do think the author included a little too much of the salacious, for want of a better word, details of her relationship with Horst.

SPOILER ALERT -- plot points included below, skip if you want to remain in suspense until you read the book -- SPOILER ALERT

I was able to respect her silence about her past, even with her daughter, although Trudie had the right to know things that weren't told to her. And I was glad to see that Trudie found the answers she was looking for without having to crack Anna's protective shell to get them. I think in many ways, she would have benefitted from being able to tell the tale, but I can understand both her shame, her self-containment, and to some extent her feeling that she didn't deserve the catharsis that would come from it. An excellent reminder that everyone's personal truth is much more complicated than most people realize.

Will probably add this to the book buffet at the convention -- not sure yet. I may instead release it at the Holocaust Museum or another appropriate location.

Added to the Pot Luck Book Box started by bookstogive. Hope that the next reader finds this book as interesting as I did.

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Choose this book from BooksToGive's Pot Luck BookBox...looking forward to reading it. THANKS!