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lenin_lover_69's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent
Moderate: Genocide, War, Violence, and Child death
georgie_mb's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Beautiful, poignant, heartbreaking and loving.
Never have I read a non-fiction book with such grace and flow. The parallel between these two lives, and the way they flow into one another is truly amazing to read about.
As well as telling the story of Henry and Ingrid as German Jewish refugees and Chitra the daughter of Indian immigrants, this also feels like a dedication of love to the places that have touched their lives: predominantly Glasgow and London.
I feel like this is a book that everyone should read - the way the history is told is not overwhelming, almost as if you are watching it all in a dream-like state. Also, it’s a reminder of how the past should still be affecting us now, and making us learn lessons from it.
Pr product as part of the Canongate May readalong
Never have I read a non-fiction book with such grace and flow. The parallel between these two lives, and the way they flow into one another is truly amazing to read about.
As well as telling the story of Henry and Ingrid as German Jewish refugees and Chitra the daughter of Indian immigrants, this also feels like a dedication of love to the places that have touched their lives: predominantly Glasgow and London.
I feel like this is a book that everyone should read - the way the history is told is not overwhelming, almost as if you are watching it all in a dream-like state. Also, it’s a reminder of how the past should still be affecting us now, and making us learn lessons from it.
Pr product as part of the Canongate May readalong
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Grief, and War
Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Genocide, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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