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Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
This is the story of Sarah, a Jewish girl who is rounded up along with her mother and father and hundreds of other Jewish families in Paris on July 16, 1942. What she, her family, and their friends and neighbors go through, is deeply disturbing, but riveting. I couldn't put the book down at times and what I read haunted me.
Her story is interwoven with the story of Julia, an American journalist married to a Frenchman in Paris 60 years later. As Julia begins researching the story of the Jewish roundup, she uncovers Sarah's story and becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her. I found Julia's story less intriguing. In fact, I thought some of Julia's actions and her quest to find Sarah were downright annoying.
I would have liked this book much more if it had just been Sarah's story. I thought it was compelling enough to stand on its own and I was disappointed when Sarah exited the book. I wanted to know more about her life.
If I could, I'd give the portions of this book about Sarah 4, maybe even 5, stars. But the Julia story, particularly the last 80 pages or so, brings it down overall.
Her story is interwoven with the story of Julia, an American journalist married to a Frenchman in Paris 60 years later. As Julia begins researching the story of the Jewish roundup, she uncovers Sarah's story and becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her. I found Julia's story less intriguing. In fact, I thought some of Julia's actions and her quest to find Sarah were downright annoying.
I would have liked this book much more if it had just been Sarah's story. I thought it was compelling enough to stand on its own and I was disappointed when Sarah exited the book. I wanted to know more about her life.
If I could, I'd give the portions of this book about Sarah 4, maybe even 5, stars. But the Julia story, particularly the last 80 pages or so, brings it down overall.