Written in two time periods; contemporary and during WWII, this is the story of an incredibly brave lady in Poland and her granddaughter years later in America.
I was so annoyed at the contemporary mother that I couldn't enjoy that portion of the story. She was an over-the-top mother of two children; one autistic and the other quite genius even tho she was only about 13 years old.
Alina is a young lady living in Poland and is deeply in love with her best friend, Tomasz, who is a spy for Poland. War separates them and the story line gets a little complicated at some point when Tomasz disappears. This portion of the story is quite brutal and points out the true horrors of war.
Fast forward to contemporary America where Alice is concerned for her grandmother who is dying from a stroke and unable to speak. She insists, even tho Alice's life is very complicated and busy at this time, that Alice must go to Poland to solve the mystery of Alina's life.
Man, Alice is so over-the -top as a mother. She berates her husband, belittles him, but worst of all, has no confidence that HE can take care of the children while she is away for one week. I was so annoyed at her the entire book. However, reviewers on Amazon really loved this book. It's so fascinating how books affect us differently.
I give it three stars.
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