Your emotions will spin with this story ... little children, Nazi occupation, love and war. It's a present day story with a WWII mystery intertwined. I really got absorbed in this one and hated to see it end. A must read.

This book does start off slowly, however, you are captivated by real characters, awesome dual story line, Jewish/French history along with modern France/America. This story was well worth the purchase. The story was so good and touching, that I can't but help think of the book every now and then and smile.

I found this book fascinating, and learned some historical information. The charachters were realistic. All in all, a very good listen.

Beautiful, poignant and often poetic, the story of Sarah, a heroic, tragic child living in a time of horror left me breathless. At the same time, the novel portrays a believable, smart and quirky contemporary protagonist who is strong and honest. I enjoyed this novel immensely. The reader does a superb job with each voice. I especially enjoyed her rendition of the contemporary protagonist, and I had not expected that at all. Well worth the time and energy. Thanks you.

I am not sure why I do not pay much attention to other reader's reviews until AFTER I have read (listened to) the book. But that is how it happens. I probably would have gotten to this book anyway. But as many other reviewer's have already stated, I loved the historical part but was dissappointed with the modern day side. There were other directions it could have taken, but did not. The end was long, drawn out, and boring.

The beginning was slow and difficult to get into. When listening, one is not aware of paragraph changes, chapter endings, and such. Therefore, it was difficult to know when it was 1942 or 2002. But as the story continued, it caught me up in the story. The middle was wonderful. But then as it was ending, it went downhill. The long struggle to find some survivor of Sarah, the marital difficulties, the all-knowing-come-to-the-rescue older daughter, even the story of the son were a bit trite. If the author had kept to Sarah's story she would have been better off.

Narration was excellent. Transition's between characters was well differentiated and accents were wonderful.

The book is about an historical tragic event in Paris. Jews were rounded up in July 1942 by French police under orders of the Nazis and eventually taken to camps to be exterminated. The story follows the fate of one of those Jewish children, a 10 year old named Sarah, who managed to escape. Sixty years later, approaching the anniversary of this "rounding up" event, an American journalist living in Paris wants to write a story about the girl and her experiences. She becomes obsessed with the story of Sarah and wants to find her. Her detective work reveals that many French, including members of her own family(in-laws,) would rather not remember their participation in the events of 1942. Digging up the past and the revelation of secrets creates both agony and hope.

I was left with a conflicting feeling that the revelation of secrets can both harm and free a person. I enjoyed the book, told from the viewpoint of two different time periods. One viewpoint, Sarah's, takes place in 1942 and the other in 2002 from the viewpoint of the journalist who is looking back in time.

This is a wonderful story. Admittedly it's a bit slow getting started. And the cutting from the present to the past and back again takes getting use to; however, it is an excellent way of telling the story. Both stories are told in tandum and are wrapped up in a most satisfying way. It reminded me of a geneological search.

The book is well worth the time to read. I think those that do take the time will be very glad they did. Polly Stone, the narrator, does an outstanding job. Her accents are on point and she gives each character their own recognizable voice.

This felt like it was junior high school level reading. Harlequin meets Holocaust. Predictable with undeveloped characters.

Not being familiar with this author, duh, I was excited to read this book. The historical part was the most interesting and led me to educate myself a bit. The contemporary sections featured the most simplistic ridiculous characters I can remember encountering. The plot was contrived and silly. Good grief.

I loved this book! Couldn't stop listening until I heard the whole story. Good job! Will definitely listen to it again. Hope to see other books on audible by this author.