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The Star and the Shamrock
The Star and the Shamrock: Large Print Edition | Jean Grainger
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Ariella Bannon has no choice: she must put her precious children, Liesl and Erich, on that train or allow them to become prey for the Nazis. Berlin 1939. When her husband doesn't come home one day, Ariella realises that the only way she can ensure her children's safety is to avail of the Kindertransport, but can she bear to let them go?Elizabeth Klein has closed herself off from the world. Losing her husband on the last day of the Great War, and her child months later, she cannot, will not, love again. It hurts too much. But she is all Liesl and Erich Bannon have. Thrown together in the wild countryside of Northern Ireland, Elizabeth and the Bannon children discover that life in the country is anything but tranquil. Danger and intrigue lurk everywhere, and some people are not what they seem. From the streets of wartime Berlin, to the bombed out city of Liverpool, and finally resting in the lush valleys of the Ards Penisula, The Star and The Shamrock from USA Today bestselling author Jean Grainger, is unputdownable.
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PedanticPastorMartha
Mehso-so

Interesting plot and sympathetic characters, in a setting that not often seen (Ireland during WWII). However, too much telling rather than showing, and one of the main characters is inconsistent. Overall, though, a comfortable read for a snowy winter night (or, in the other hemisphere, a good beach read).

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A novel about the KinderTransport. The author did a fine job with the research and any book that makes me want to do my own research is a fine book. @megnews @sblbooks

sblbooks I'm glad you liked it. 4y
BethM I‘m intrigued. 4y
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megnews
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A historical mystery of the Kindertransport to Ireland. You can‘t help but fall in love with the characters.

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sblbooks
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I'll give it 4 Shamrocks out of five.
It's a different spin on World War II and Nazi Germany. This is the first in a series based on the kindertransport, set in Ireland. It was predictable, I figured out the intriguing parts very easily. Overall and enjoyable quick read. I hope you guys enjoy it. @Butterfinger @megnews