Anna Stuart

This is a book that gives us a look at the surviving children of the most evil that went through Europe during WWII! They experienced the unimaginable, and more, and yet, they were survivors. We travel with them after they leave the camp, and then when they are transported to England.
We are there when mistakes are made, innocent, but they bring back the terror these poor children have already experienced.
This is a story that need not be forgotten, the suffering that went on long after the war ended.
I did love that we were updated right to when life decisions were made and new life begins.
Made me think, want to go home, you really can't and then the iron curtain fell! This also shows how hard it was to find information and survivors.
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Bookouture, and was not required to give a positive review.… (altro)

We meet Ester as she thankfully is leaving after surviving Auschwitz, but sadly leaving without her daughter that the Nazis ripped from her arms after giving birth in the camp.

We then meet Ester as she works as a midwife and is still looking for her daughter who has a tattoo under her arm that Ester put there so she could be identified after the war.

She had no luck but did adopt Olivia who we meet as she is chosen to train for the Olympics.

We also meet Kirsten and Uli. Kristen was adopted and her brother Uli who was born after his mother was raped during the war.

We follow all the characters as they struggle with what happened to them and the devastation they felt when secrets about them were revealed.

I enjoyed the personal side of this marvelously researched book and learning about the Berlin Wall.

Ms. Stuart truly lets the reader feel the horrors of Auschwitz and what the residents went through for 28 years with the Berlin Wall.

Historical fiction fans and fans of this time in history will devour this book. 4/5

Thank you to the publisher for an advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.… (altro)