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samyukta_24's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
katscribefever's review against another edition
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 against another edition
challenging
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
dragongirl271's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
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informative
inspiring
sad
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4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
arthur_pendrgn's review against another edition
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
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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