A story of despair and hope written beautifully!

I listened to this book way into the wee hours not wanting to put it down.

My father was in the second world war and was one of the soldiers who first entered the Concentration Camps at the end of the war. He was in The Royal Engineers and they had the horrible task
of burying the bodies and this haunted him for the rest of his life.

I was born just after the war ended and used to hear my Dad's screams from his nightmares and aa I grew older I began to read anything appertaining to

This book tells the story about an ordinary Jewish family living in Berlin and all the hardships they go through day by day. Little by little, bit by bit the powers that be take everything away from them until they have no food to eat. This is when the family, 2 girls and I boy, try to get the children out to another country but find they can only send one of them. Rosa the eldest girl who's 15 is got out to England on the Kindertransport train.

The story then is about Rosa and everything she goes through as war breaks out. It is a very touching story as Rosa tries to be strong . There is love and heartbreak in it but you are willing her on.

The narrator is excellent and gives depth to the story. The author has written a moving story around one of the most evil times in the twentieth century. I would definitely recommend it.

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A moving story, well told.

Interesting, informative, shocking, heartbreaking, moving. Skillfully read. I thoroughly recommend this book, I cannot fault it.

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Heartbreaking story of Kindertransport

This was an incredibly moving read. The first half of the story shows Rosa's family life in Berlin and from 1932 the tightening grip of the Nazi party on Germany and its impact on their lives. The chapters on Kristallnacht are particularly powerful. The novel shows the desperate efforts made my Jewish families to try and flee from Germany and the impossible barriers placed in their way by foreign governments. The moral complexity of sending a child on the Kindertransport is clear, one that Rosa wrestles with for the rest of her life. The second half of the novel deals with her life in her foster family then her as an adult. The impact of the Kindertransport and her attempts to secure visas for her family weigh heavy on her. When the letters stop she keeps hoping against hope.

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A pleasure to read

This is a simple and touching story exploring the sadness endured when a family is torn apart and the great strength of will a young women must call on. I simply couldn’t put it down. I love to hear more from this author.

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very poignant. The story of my mother who came to England the same way. Thank you.

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