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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishing house, Bookouture, for providing an advanced copy for review. All thoughts and opinions written in this review are my own.
Eva is a young woman who finds herself pregnant while living in the horrible conditions of Auschwitz. She must do what she can to survive and give her child a chance at what she knows will be a better life.
I quickly fell in love with the characters in this book and especially the main character Eva. I have read many World War II Historical Fiction novels and I don’t recall a character with as much strength and resilience as Eva. I have read books with strong leads, but the difference with Lily Graham’s book was that I never felt Eva’s strength waver throughout the book. No matter what was thrown in her way, she had a very strong desire to survive and “we will survive this” was a statement made by Eva in the book during different situations that were before her. She was a source of strength for those closest to her as well. Her friendships with Sofie and Helga and her love for her husband, Michal, was heartwarming and I found myself moved to tears by reading about the things they had to do to survive the devastation of the Holocaust. I appreciated that the author wrote about a love interest, a friend that was around her age, and another friend that could have been her grandmother.
The story is mostly told in a present (1942) and past (1938) type of timeline. Ms. Graham shapes the back story of Eva and her friend Sofie which is necessary to the telling of the events that lead them to be in Auschwitz. I enjoyed the layout of the book and didn’t mind the back and forth as it was not difficult to keep up with.
If World War II Historical Fiction is your favorite genre, “The Child of Auschwitz” needs to make it on your list to read.
Eva is a young woman who finds herself pregnant while living in the horrible conditions of Auschwitz. She must do what she can to survive and give her child a chance at what she knows will be a better life.
I quickly fell in love with the characters in this book and especially the main character Eva. I have read many World War II Historical Fiction novels and I don’t recall a character with as much strength and resilience as Eva. I have read books with strong leads, but the difference with Lily Graham’s book was that I never felt Eva’s strength waver throughout the book. No matter what was thrown in her way, she had a very strong desire to survive and “we will survive this” was a statement made by Eva in the book during different situations that were before her. She was a source of strength for those closest to her as well. Her friendships with Sofie and Helga and her love for her husband, Michal, was heartwarming and I found myself moved to tears by reading about the things they had to do to survive the devastation of the Holocaust. I appreciated that the author wrote about a love interest, a friend that was around her age, and another friend that could have been her grandmother.
The story is mostly told in a present (1942) and past (1938) type of timeline. Ms. Graham shapes the back story of Eva and her friend Sofie which is necessary to the telling of the events that lead them to be in Auschwitz. I enjoyed the layout of the book and didn’t mind the back and forth as it was not difficult to keep up with.
If World War II Historical Fiction is your favorite genre, “The Child of Auschwitz” needs to make it on your list to read.
It’s hard to give a rating to something like this.
The story was harrowing as is every story about the treatment people endured during the world war.
However it really made me happy when Michal come home in the end.
The men and women who survived through such atrocious conditions and the strongest human beings ever. I have immense respect for them.
The story was harrowing as is every story about the treatment people endured during the world war.
However it really made me happy when Michal come home in the end.
The men and women who survived through such atrocious conditions and the strongest human beings ever. I have immense respect for them.
I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
This was a quick read and a pretty good story. It took a little time to get into and there were a few times when I kept mixing up Eva and Sofie, but overall worth the time to read it.
This was a quick read and a pretty good story. It took a little time to get into and there were a few times when I kept mixing up Eva and Sofie, but overall worth the time to read it.
Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.
I have always been fascinated by WWII books. This story was set in 1942 in Auschwitz. Eva and Sofie are our main characters, and they are brave and strong women.
We hear about their lives through flashbacks, as well as their dismal life in camp. Their friendship and fighting spirit are a ray of hope in this dark time.
I felt the back and forth in time took away from the story a bit.
I have always been fascinated by WWII books. This story was set in 1942 in Auschwitz. Eva and Sofie are our main characters, and they are brave and strong women.
We hear about their lives through flashbacks, as well as their dismal life in camp. Their friendship and fighting spirit are a ray of hope in this dark time.
I felt the back and forth in time took away from the story a bit.
Thank you to Net Galley for the book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is based on a true story of a baby who was born and conceived at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The author weaves the story of Eva's life prior to meeting her husband Michal, their courtship, life in the ghetto and then her journey to Auschwitz to find her husband.
I enjoyed reading how Eva when working in "Canada" would save some of the pictures that she would find in the luggage and was overjoyed when she would find those people at the camps and reunite them with their loved ones with the photos.
Eva makes a friend called Sophie on her journey from the ghetto to Auschwitz and together they help each other live as best they can in these horrid conditions.
This book was well written and I look forward to read more by Lily Graham.
This book is based on a true story of a baby who was born and conceived at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The author weaves the story of Eva's life prior to meeting her husband Michal, their courtship, life in the ghetto and then her journey to Auschwitz to find her husband.
I enjoyed reading how Eva when working in "Canada" would save some of the pictures that she would find in the luggage and was overjoyed when she would find those people at the camps and reunite them with their loved ones with the photos.
Eva makes a friend called Sophie on her journey from the ghetto to Auschwitz and together they help each other live as best they can in these horrid conditions.
This book was well written and I look forward to read more by Lily Graham.
4.5 stars
I am not sure how to word my thoughts for this book. This subject matter is always a difficult one to read and discuss, but is nevertheless important so that these atrocities do not repeat themselves. This book takes you through the life of Eva Adami as she is taken to Auschwitz and is in search of her husband, Michal, after he is taken from her and sent to a concentration camp as well. During her journey, she meets and befriends Sophie, who is also in search of someone, her son Tomas. This is a story of friendship, family, love and heartbreak. It is a truly beautifully written heart-wrenching story that shows what lengths people will go to for the people they love, and the horrors that many faced at the hands of Nazis.
I am not sure how to word my thoughts for this book. This subject matter is always a difficult one to read and discuss, but is nevertheless important so that these atrocities do not repeat themselves. This book takes you through the life of Eva Adami as she is taken to Auschwitz and is in search of her husband, Michal, after he is taken from her and sent to a concentration camp as well. During her journey, she meets and befriends Sophie, who is also in search of someone, her son Tomas. This is a story of friendship, family, love and heartbreak. It is a truly beautifully written heart-wrenching story that shows what lengths people will go to for the people they love, and the horrors that many faced at the hands of Nazis.