Brodi W. (farfella68) reviewed on 1/8/2009 + 84 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 10

This is one of the most amazing books I have ever read. The story takes place during World War II. A father leaves his children in a deep forest so they will not be discovered by the Germans. He joins a resistance group, and the children are taken in by an old woman that lives on the outside of the village. So many things happen in the book, and I don't want to give anything away. While reading the book, all I wanted to do was pick up the children and hold them. It was hard to read the book at times because of what was being described about what was going on. There are a lot of shootings that are described in great detail in the book. If you have a problem with books that aren't exactly innocent or are particularly gruesome, you may not want to read this book. This book kind of reminded me of the movie Schindler's List. The story lines are not the same, but the descriptions of the era are basically the same. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone who is intrigued by World War II.

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