The English German Girl deals with tough WWII stuff but
never descends into graphic violence or sex.
It is a story about a young German girl who ends up being evacuated to
England - how she ended up being
evacuated and what happened to her afterwards.
It's a
debut novel by Simons and is all the more impressive for that. The delicacy with which the book is written
is fabulous.
Although
this is a fictional story, it is based on real events which had huge impacts on
the lives of Jewish families.
I am so
glad I read this book and hope you will find it as engrossing and ultimately
uplifting as I did.
The book sounds intriguing! I once read that a good author controls the imagination of the reader. You don't HAVE to have graphic sex and violence for it to be a good book! Thanks for the recommendation!
ReplyDeleteI have been reading WWII era books for quite a while now. This was such a difficult period and the changes that took place were so radical, especially for women that I enjoy reading about it.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved this book. It's one of the best WWII novels I've read so far, so I'm glad to see you thought it was well done.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting time period and topic. This is a book I would enjoy!
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