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A review by shaundell
This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke
4.0
Wow! Just wow! Another fantastic book read this year. ❤️
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This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke. An historical fiction story with hints of fantasy. Csilla, a Jewish girl, lives in Hungary in 1956; she survived World War II, but watched her parents be murdered by the secret police. She, along with other youth in Budapest, light a flame of protest across the city, strong enough for the Soviet Union to retreat for seven days, before it returned again to gain control of Hungary and keep the country behind the Iron Curtain for another 33 years.
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This is the second book I’ve read this year about Eastern European countries gaining freedom in the 1980s. The first was I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.
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“Every moment is a turning point.” True words for individuals as well as nations.
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This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke. An historical fiction story with hints of fantasy. Csilla, a Jewish girl, lives in Hungary in 1956; she survived World War II, but watched her parents be murdered by the secret police. She, along with other youth in Budapest, light a flame of protest across the city, strong enough for the Soviet Union to retreat for seven days, before it returned again to gain control of Hungary and keep the country behind the Iron Curtain for another 33 years.
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This is the second book I’ve read this year about Eastern European countries gaining freedom in the 1980s. The first was I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.
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“Every moment is a turning point.” True words for individuals as well as nations.