![]() ![]() Julia is an American expatriate living in Paris and working as a journalist. It's just a very powerful story of a young girl - and I think the author deserves kudos for creating a work where you can really feel deeply what the characters are going through. But this weakness wasn't enough for me to remove a star. Unfortunately, the book really climaxes about three quarters through, and I found that the "wrap up" dragged on a little longer than it really needed to and was less satisfying than I had hoped. still emotional, but not like I needed to cry about it. More like a welcome relief in the reading. ![]() It could have seen really trivial when taken against the backdrop of the horrors that Sarah encounters, but somehow I didn't find it that way. and I thought that made the book so powerful.Īlso, I did enjoy the subplot of this book which involved Julia, the journalist investigating Sarah's story, and her husband. There's not a parent alive who can't imagine the mental anguish that this family is subjected to. The initial half of the book rests on the premise that it is a very, very strong emotional hanger for the story. I need to get to Suite Francaise (which I own and STILL haven't gotten around to reading). I will say, I do agree that and are higher on my list of Holocaust-related reads - but I still thought this was a very outstanding book. ![]()
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