efirer 's review for:

The Boy with the Star Tattoo by Talia Carner

5.0

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I am wiping my tears as I finish this most important novel, particularly in light of current events. The author gifts us a story based on events post-Holocaust, in which the Youth Aliyah movement tries to recover some of the Jewish children hidden in monasteries and homes, to bring them to Palestine. The story also tells the edge of the seat narrative of the Boats of Cherbourg operation, in which five ships essential to Israel’s defense must defy the French embargo. The characters will imprint on your heart; Claudette, the disabled mother who must leave her son or lose her life, Sharon, the daughter a Holocaust survivor who becomes an Israelite fighter, and Daniel, the man adopted by Yaniv Arden knowing nothing of his past. This book is a must read, and I highly recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.