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katscribefever's review
4.0
In 1921, Françoise Frenkel, a young Polish woman of Jewish descent, partners with her husband to set up her lifelong dream of a French bookshop located in Berlin. Within a few years, her husband must go into hiding, and she soon must follow his lead in order to protect herself from the encroaching Nazi Party. What follows is a leapfrogging tale of close calls and near-misses as she witnesses time and again the duality of power: a trap that ensnares or an olive branch to compassionately extend. A beautiful and uplifting tale from a dark period of history, this memoir is a great choice for fans of history or biographies.
brewychock51's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
dragongirl271's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
arthur_pendrgn's review
3.0
The first half reads as a history book than as a memoir. It is a chronology, which omits the fact that she was married. The second half allows us to know Francoise better. This is not a criticism; merely an observation. She certainly paints pictures of the French character and its war-time racism that most tomes skim. I would like to know how she fared in Switzerland.
its_van_vulpen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Genocide, Suicide, Antisemitism, War, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Child death, and Death
ptoridactyl's review
4.0
Yes,we learn about the Holocaust and everything that happened in school, but we don't read alot about survivor stories and stories of those lost. So for us to have the ability to translate pieces and read them is amazing
booklvrkat's review
4.0
A beautiful & poignant story. I didn't realize this was a real life story, I'd just heard so many good things about it, that I wanted to read it.