pickI enjoyed the story; a bit overwrought. Book 9 of 2024
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Painting “People”, currently on show at Wichita Art Museum #WAM (just a photo on my phone)
This one broke me. I cried so hard. I really recommend this book. I hear it should be a movie soon with the Fanning sisters, Dakota and Elle, which I would watch. It‘s about the German invasion on France and the Holocaust. It talks about the ladies who helped hide and save Jewish children during WWII. Heartbreaking 💔
@booksnbowls and I do a monthly book swap from our shelves, and this is her pick for November for me to read! I'm definitely annotating and excited to finally read a book by this author. 🩵
“I think, as this war goes on, we will all have to look more deeply. These questions are not about them, but about us.”
Vianne felt tears sting her eyes. “I don‘t know what to do anymore. Antoine always took care of everything. The Wehrmacht and the Gestapo are more than I can handle.”
“Don‘t think about who they are. Think about who you are and what sacrifices you can live with and what will break you.”
“Tante Isabelle says it‘s better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you‘ll fly before you fall.”
“Ah, yes. That sounds like Isabelle. Perhaps you should ask her about the time she broke her wrist jumping from a tree she shouldn‘t have been climbing in the first place. Come on, let‘s go to school.”
“I would have killed myself before I let one of them move into my house,” Hélène said.
“Would you, Hélène? Would you really?” Vianne said. “And would you kill your children first or throw them out into the street to survive on their own?”
pickNow I know why this was a highly rated book. When the ending revealed itself, I was surprised! It wasn‘t who I thought it was! This is by far the best read for me this year! I‘m so glad to finally read it and I‘m having a book withdrawal syndrome 😅 I‘ve rated this 5/5 😘 If you haven‘t yet, go read this now!
My #bookspin read for August! #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
