We Shall Not Shatter

A WWII Story of Friendship, Family, and Hope Against All Odds (Resilient Women of WWII Series, Book 1)

De: Elaine Stock

Narrado por: Dina Pearlman

Brzeziny, Poland, 1939. Zofia's comfortable lifestyle overturns when her husband, Jabez, who monitors Nazi activity, has gone missing. Rather than fleeing the country with her young son, as she had promised Jabez who is fearing retaliation, she decides to stay. She cannot possibly leave her friend, Aanya. Since their childhood they have amazed fellow Brzeziners that it does not matter that Aanya is Jewish and deaf, and that Zofia is Catholic and hearing. Now, more than ever with war looming, Zofia will do whatever is necessary to protect her family and Aanya.

As both love and war approach their Polish town, Zofia and Aanya must make choices that will change the meaning of family, home, and their precious friendship. The journey, decisions, and the no-going-back consequences the women face will either help them to survive—or not—as Hitler's Third Reich revs up its control of the world.

Inspired by the author's paternal heritage from Brzeziny, this is a heartbreaking yet beautiful story of two women who are determined to remain united in friendship and to live freely despite the odds.

©2022 Elaine Shock (P)2022 Tantor

Story of life’s challenges

The reality of life with its ups and downs. The good and the bad and pushing forward even in the hard times

It was good

It was a good story. The characters were interesting. The plot was interesting but the storyline felt disconnected sometimes. Worth listening.

We Shall Not Shatter is a must have.

I am a lover of history and this book did not disappoint. Elaine’s eloquent way of writing about such a sensitive time period captured my attention from the first page. I felt like I was there with Zofia, Aanya and their families throughout their courageous journeys. I am convinced, We Shall Not Shatter should be required reading in college English classes. This novel also would make an excellent movie with its many valuable lessons including acceptance, forgiveness, and showing kindness in the face of adversity. I loved this book so much I also purchased the
paperback version. I am looking forward to the next book in the series. Well done Elaine. You should definitely purchase this book for yourself and all of your friends.

Captivating

The story kept you guessing what would happen. A nice story without the details of torture.

Overly Dramatic

The performance was overly dramatic and distracting. The frequent segues from the story to give current social interpretations of the story were also distracting and made the story seem unrealistic. It’s unfortunate, because it could have really drawn you in otherwise.

Love the 3 books

I enjoy WWII fiction or non fiction WW2 story. Coming from France and having resistant grand-parents, there is something in me that needs to understand how people had the courage to fight, resist and help others. Thank you for those stories.

Easy to follow storyline

Not too thrilled about the narration. Words when switching characters seem too “forced”, not natural speaking.

Same story - more confusing

I never could get into this book. I finished it because that's the way I am. and when it ended with a dog bark that's kind of how I felt about the entire story. I feel like there was so much more that occurred during this time in history and this was just all brown. I kept waiting for something to happen and nothing ever did. I was very disappointed