4,5 listened to on Libby
First Jenoff book I've read and I would definitely read another. Kept me interested from the first page. Story is about a group of Jewish people living in a sewer to escape the Nazi's in Poland. Caught my attention as this is how my inlaws escaped during the Holocaust. The main character is Sadie, who befriends Ella, a polish girl who helps her in many ways. Highly recommend.!
First Jenoff book I've read and I would definitely read another. Kept me interested from the first page. Story is about a group of Jewish people living in a sewer to escape the Nazi's in Poland. Caught my attention as this is how my inlaws escaped during the Holocaust. The main character is Sadie, who befriends Ella, a polish girl who helps her in many ways. Highly recommend.!
The history behind The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff goes as follows. A sewage work in the town of Lvov used his knowledge to protect a group of Jews from the Nazis. Think about that. People went down to and lived in the sewers with all the filth that entails to escape and to survive! What is so important about stories such as this one is that they remind us of man's atrocities towards man. What is also important is the fact that these two young women transcend their differences to find friendship, and that along with the atrocities, such periods in history also brought out heroes who brought help and hope. Perhaps, one day we will learn.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2021/05/the-woman-with-blue-star.html
Reviewed for NetGalley and a publisher's blog tour.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2021/05/the-woman-with-blue-star.html
Reviewed for NetGalley and a publisher's blog tour.
Another very good read by Pam Jenoff. Set in Poland during the Jewish roundup of WWII. Sadie and her family, along with two other families, flee for their lives to hide while they wait for a way to escape. Of all the unlikely places to seek safety - the sewers under the city of Krakow. A wonderful group of characters that you will root for, and grieve for, during their experiences. A bit of a surprise ending. Recommend it!!!
Another great story by Pam Jenoff. Heartbreaking from beginning to end. This book told the story of how some families of Jews were living beneath the streets in sewers in Poland during World War Two. I cried, I lost my breath in some parts of the story. She made everything such a vivid picture in my mind.
