Robine S. (robine4206) - reviewed on 12/30/2012 + 50 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

Wow, what can I say about this book. It was a journey. In school we were taught about the Holocaust but we were never taught about the effects it had on the families, the culture and the nations involved. Irene Nemirovsky touches on those aspects of a terrible time in the world. Some of the characters were thoughtful and kind and some were despicable but each one had a depth to their soul and an impact on the story. The very sad part of the story is that the author was never allowed the time to finish the book. She was sent to the death camps and died there. I think that is what makes this a beautiful story. The fact that she was never allowed to finish but to spite the hardships she endured and the terrible tragedies she found beauty in writing and she found an escape. I just wish she would have lived longer to have been able to complete the story.

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