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The Nine
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany | Gwen Strauss
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The powerful, previously untold WWII story of nine female resistance fighters who banded together to survive the camps and ultimately escaped from a final death march across war-torn Germany ...
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#BookedinTime World War II
@Cuilin

"Perhaps this is the same tension and ambivalence we humans have between remembering and forgetting. How do we hold on to the past's truths without letting the past hold us back from living in the present?"

Cuilin I love that quote. Great question. 14mo
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@Cuilin @dabbe

This is a truly remarkable true story of 9 women, their resistance and tenacity shines through on every page. Highly recommended.

Cuilin Sounds amazing, WWII ✅🎉 (edited) 14mo
dabbe Got your “pick: on the spreadsheet! 🤩 14mo
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#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

I have a lot of free range through library holds and arcs.
Most of the chosen books are #buddyreads for #NaturaLitsy #Rereadtheclassics #Pemberlittens #Bookedintime (the tagged) and the Margaret Atwood for #Backlistreadathon

The last 3 are from my poetry tbr list.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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catiewithac
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I‘m very late in posting this beautiful and sweet smelling birthday gift from @corireadslife 🥳 I was basically huffing the Japanese plum soap bar 😂 Everything is so lovely and thoughtful 🥰 I am, again, overwhelmed by the kindness and friendship I‘ve found in #LitsyLove 😭

Escapinwithbooks I bet opening a box that smells amazing is a whole new level of lovely 💕 2y
readwithcori 😂😂 Glad it arrived! Thankful for our #litsylove friendship! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
JamieArc I have a similar puzzle but Jane Austen themed. It was fun to do and then identify the characters. Happy reading and puzzling! 2y
LeahBergen That west coast orca cup is wonderful! 2y
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One of the best books I've read this year, definitely on my #Top21of21 list. Heartbreaking but inspirational, it's an amazing true story of courage and perseverance.

#12Booksof2021 #5thof2021 #May
@Andrew65

Andrew65 Sounds an inspirational read. 3y
Graywacke Sounds really good 3y
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Lizzie69
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Wow this was just mindblowing, such an exciting yet terrubly sad story.
In 1945 nine women were forced onto a death march.
Knowing what happened at the end of one of those marches they bravely decided to risk running for their lives and trying to escape together.
This is their story.
Travelling across a war torn country, danger dogging their every step hoping to find aid this is a no holds barred horrific depiction of that journey.

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wanderinglynn
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#thoughtfulthursday

1. My friend L & I had a fun day trip to Ie Island last weekend. There was a lot of laughter involved.

2. 1 September or whenever I can start buying PSL & Halloween candy

3. Tagged – my Sep #bookspin

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🌻📖🍁 I had my first PSL yesterday (cold) and it tasted like heaven! 3y
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TrishB
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#kindledailydeal
Didn‘t get this one as I brought the hardback a few weeks ago. A good read and definitely worth 99p!

Centique This looks like a good one for my dad. He was asking the other day about a war documentary he heard someone say they “saw on Net Fish, or Net Fliss whatever that is” 😂🤣 3y
TrishB @Centique I think either of those would be a great new name! And I really enjoyed this book. 3y
Caroline2 I got this one too! 😀 👍 3y
TrishB @Caroline2 I thought it was a good read. 3y
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TrishB
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Apart from the fact that this was about a horrifying subject, it‘s a brilliant read and I was drawn in and fascinated by each woman‘s story. A really engrossing read.

Cathythoughts Sounds really good ! Stacked 3y
TrishB @Cathythoughts it was a really good read 👍🏻 3y
Cathythoughts Enough said 👍🏻 I‘ll be getting soon 3y
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TrishB
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I‘ve had a really crappy work day. Have only managed about 50 pages of this tonight. But, perspective, I‘ve just had a really crap work day.

Mrs_B Oh no, that sucks. Are you ok? 3y
TrishB @Mrs_B thank you, yes. Just some really difficult stuff going on. 3y
Soubhiville I hope tomorrow is better. 💜 3y
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JennyM Thinking of you and hoping that tomorrow is better. Work stuff can feel all consuming. Hugs to you 😘😘😘 3y
ScientistSam Hope tomorrow is a better day! 3y
DefLeppard This was so good, I read it a few weeks ago. I hope you have a better day tomorrow. 😊 3y
Ruthiella Hope tomorrow is better ! ❤️ 3y
LeahBergen Oh, that‘s too bad. Sending ❤️❤️ 3y
BkClubCare May Tuesday be SO much better 3y
Jas16 I hope the rest of your week is so much better. 3y
Tamra Hang in there! 3y
TrishB @JennyM academic staff were on strike for 3 weeks. Came back in for 4 days, instigated an assessment boycott and student results due out next week 😞 3y
JennyM @TrishB oh gawd! That sounds like an absolute nightmare. Sending double strength hugs xxx 3y
TrishB @JennyM thank you ❤️ 3y
Cathythoughts Take care Trish ❤️ 3y
batsy Hope things improve & are less crappy 💜 3y
MicheleinPhilly Hope things improve. 😘 3y
Caroline2 Oh no! I‘m sorry to hear that! I hope tonight cheered you up tho! 😃 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽️ 3y
TrishB @Cathythoughts @batsy @MicheleinPhilly @Caroline2 thank you friends ❤️ had a break for footie! Only just finished now. 3y
MicheleinPhilly At least you had that. We‘re mourning Sweden‘s loss right now. ☹️ 3y
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly 😞 hubby had Sweden in the work sweep! 3y
CarolynM Hope today was better😘 3y
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Jarethkoncsol06
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Where do I start?
In 1945 a band of nine amazingly brave women made the breath taking attempt to escape from an enforced Nazi death march.
The situation truly was escape or die.
These women though French, Dutch and Spanish are bonded by their communal experiences and won't be parted and this book is the narrative of that awful journey from the place where they ran to the front where they could seek help and get back to their home countries.

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What an amazing, heart-breaking but inspirational story. These nine women suffered so much, more than anyone ever should, I had to stop the book at one point and go listen to something else, my heart ached too much.
5 🌟 read, I highly recommend it.
3rd book for #AudioAthon #Littenlisten @aperfectmjk

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This is really well written. It's the true story of nine women who escaped a Nazi death march. They were political prisoners, members of the French Resistance. It has conversations so it's probably actually historical fiction but it doesn't actually matter.

#BookSpinBingo square 14
@TheAromaofBooks

I'm a little behind. Pub date was 5/4/2021
#ARC #Netgalley #StMartins

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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MonicaLoves2Read
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What a group of badass women! Nine women of the Resistance that survived so many astrocities.
Imagine it's WWII, the world is turning upside down and in your 20's you join the French Resistance, risking your life to save others.

If you are interested in WWII, you should read this book and learn of these nine badass women. It hit bookshelves on May 4.

Thanks Netgalley for the Kindle Version of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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NatureGraceReader
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The story takes us through step by step of the journey the nine went through but we also get to hear part of the story like the author is telling it to us. We get to hear parts of her experience learning about the nine women. There is a family element to the story because the author is related to one of the women. We also get a detective element because Gwen had to do a lot of digging.A wonderful impactful story that opened my eyes to new things.

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LaytonBooks
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The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany is a highly=detailed, excellently-researched historical account about nine women who were resistant fighters and who escaped a labor camp near the end of World War II. The author Gwen Strauss is a descendant of Helene, one of the nine women. The care and attention that the author uses in crafting the narratives for all nine women is evident throughout the book.

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#2021Book34
As stated in this book, the war stories of women are often pushed aside to elevate the war stories of men. Gwen Strauss decided to change that and set out to learn more about her aunt and the eight women who escaped with her from a death march between concentration camps. This book includes so many details that are often left out of World War II books, because historians rarely give the suffering of women the attention it deserves.

TrishB Looks good, not our here yet. 4y
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A group of resistance fighters amine women in concentration camps who banded together to survive.Always fascinated to read about strong women in history.

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wanderinglynn
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Today‘s #bookmail. While I thought the excerpt that I read felt a bit underdeveloped, the subject matter is fascinating. I‘m hugely in favor of any work that highlights the deeds and contributions of women in history. So I‘m looking forward to digging in.

And I‘m on a roll winning NF books from BookishFirst!

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