Heather S. (celticmommy) reviewed on 1/28/2008 + 41 more book reviews

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I can't remember why I requested this book as it sat in my "To Read" pile for so long, but I am so glad I did. This book spans the life of one woman... from being a baby, then toddler, then child etc. up to her mid-life and what she goes through as a German in a small town during WW1 and past WW2. It is sad and poignant and beautifully written. As someone who vividly researched what German life was like during WW2 while I was in high school, I learned the more human and daily life aspects from this book than I ever did out of a research book! Halfway through the book, I couldn't put it down and stayed up, bleary eyed to read the last 250 pages. Now I'm reading the next book... not a series, but with some of the same characters.

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