aeromcdoom

** spoiler alert ** Devastation is the word that comes to mind when I read this book. It was a difficult read for me- not in the concept of difficult to understand but rather difficult to read because there was a lot of devastating things happening to the characters- the horrible Vel'd'Hiv roundup with thousands of Jews losing their lives at Aushwitz, the death of a child, marital unfaithfulness and even the abortion debate and even suicide. In the end I am glad I read the book as I knew nothing about the Vel'd'Hiv roundup in Paris before this- but it was tough to walk through these situations with these characters. There was a bit of a "full circle" ending with the main character naming her child "Sarah", but it was a bit emotionally draining to read for sure.

2023-02-03 16:12