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Title: Amazing Novel
Review: I read most of this in one day. It's extremely well written and very intriguing.Some of the other reviewers have mentioned that it is a different take on the Holocaust, and as someone who has read a plethora of Holocaust literature, I can truly say that it is.Instead of taking the Jewish perspective, our primary characters are Germans who are forced to deal with the struggles of war and shortages. While the Jewish plight is addressed as well through the first love of Anna, most of the work addresses how hard life was for the people of Germany during WWII.One of the major themes is what mothers are willing to do for their families. Anna knows what the German army is doing to some extent, yet she lets herself become entangled with a German officer to ensure the safety of herself and, more importantly, her daughter.This is a must read novel, a truly wonderful piece of literature and it ranks as one of my favorite novels.
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