Pat W. (3ladybug) reviewed on + 531 more book reviews
Jenoff writes another great book. The story is set with a traveling circus during World War II. Noa becomes pregnant by a Nazi soldier, is kicked-out of her home by her father, and later to be abandoned by her husband. She was forced to give the baby up for adoption, living in a small German rail station, and works as a cleaning lady.
Noa finds a boxcar filled with dozens of Jewish babies, where she takes one to raise by herself. She is befriended by the ringmaster of a circus, given a place to live in exchange for learning the flying trapeze. Noa is trained by a brusque flying trapeze woman, Astrid. Noa and Astrid become close friends as they perform for the circus, but both must decide who is to escape to America. Is their friendship enough to save one another, or will the secrets that burn between them destroy everything? A great read from the beginning to the end.
Noa finds a boxcar filled with dozens of Jewish babies, where she takes one to raise by herself. She is befriended by the ringmaster of a circus, given a place to live in exchange for learning the flying trapeze. Noa is trained by a brusque flying trapeze woman, Astrid. Noa and Astrid become close friends as they perform for the circus, but both must decide who is to escape to America. Is their friendship enough to save one another, or will the secrets that burn between them destroy everything? A great read from the beginning to the end.
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