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Codename Suzette: An extraordinary story of resistance and rescue in Nazi Paris by Anne Nelson
gaynorcaw's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Struggled to keep up with all the people and strange names but a story that needed telling
rmarcin's review against another edition
4.0
I only skimmed this book, but from what I did read, Suzanne Spaak used her wealth and influence to rescue many Jewish children during World War II. However her heroic efforts came at a terrible price. It is a shame that more people did not take care of the children, or stand up to the Nazis. Suzanne is a hero. The pictures are interesting to view, and provide some visuals of the people mentioned in the book.
binstonbirchill's review against another edition
3.0
This book is about the French Resistance in Paris. Nelson uses a narrative timeline to describe what is taking place in the city, focusing on the network that Suzanne Spaak was a part of. Based on the subtitle I was expecting a single heroic rescue mission but it's more of a network of finding safe houses for children and money to support them. Much of this story is told 'from a distance' because so many of the details are unknown. It lacks in depth details but does provide a good overview of occupied Paris.
cjeanne99's review against another edition
4.0
This non-fiction book was difficult for me to read - the struggles of the families and the decisions that parents, government officials, supporters all had to make were hard. I often stopped to read more about the events in Europe and the United States during the same time.
Children abandoned in Paris because their parents were arrested - left to fend for themselves. Children that Suzanne Spark and others organized to help. Some children brought to safety - others sent to the death camps. And what of Suzanne's own children - assisting their mother when they could - and then abandoned themselves when she is imprisoned for her efforts in aiding Jewish children.
Children abandoned in Paris because their parents were arrested - left to fend for themselves. Children that Suzanne Spark and others organized to help. Some children brought to safety - others sent to the death camps. And what of Suzanne's own children - assisting their mother when they could - and then abandoned themselves when she is imprisoned for her efforts in aiding Jewish children.
vilhelmiina_h's review
4.0
A great story that I had never heard anything about before, and very well-researched and -written.
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