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louisa1979 's review for:
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
This book surprised me. The characters were well written but I felt something was missing that I just couldn't put my finger on. Maybe a bit stereotypical? The plot was engrossing and not very predictable and I couldn't put the last quarter of the book down. The frequent "chapters" meant that I put the first three quarters down quite often but it was well paced. I must admit to being ignorant to the plight of France in general during wartime, having known more about Eastern Europe. I learnt a lot without it sounding like a history non-fiction text. The end was quite good but I felt a little let down - I think I expected something more realistic. A very moving story and some of the writing will live in my mind forever.