Yes, this was a very dark time in history but we are presented with a glimmer of hope,power of love, resilience, and courage.

Under pressure and discovered by a guard he has to get out as quickly as possible, before his actions are discovered. I entered this novel thinking I knew what to expect, I left having experienced an entirely unexpected read. It had me gripped from the first page and I got through this big book quickly as I wanted to know how it ends. En la tercera, cuando Sarah y David Laffitte, así como Samuel, su hijo recién nacido, entran en escena, el libro cambia y cobra interés.This book was one of the most emotional books I've read this year, I tore through it in one sitting and I'm still processing the raw complexity of what I just read. Throughout I had wished Sarah and David would be depicted as richly but I understood not every backstory could be told. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Even though your heart break will at points, the love characters have for one another shines through and is quite beautiful. I found it genuinely impossible to put this book down - it builds suspense and tension from the first page!

Showing outstanding courage, the couple take some enormous risks as they navigate the dangers ahead knowing that they can trust nobody. A book that takes a look at the round-ups and how some people had no choice to work for the Nazi regime, and that hope did not die, even when tested. What if one of them is your son or daughter, your father or mother, a more distant relation, your mate, a co-worker, a classmate, a friend, a neighbor?Nueve años después, Sarah y David, su marido, supervivientes de Auschwitz, dan con el paradero del hijo al que buscaban desde que finalizó la guerra. There she pursued a career in international education and raised three sons with her French husband.

In 1953 Jean-Luc and Charlotte are living, with Sam, in Santa Cruz, California, thrilled to be in America. Her resolve is admirable as she becomes aware of the sacrifice she must make and this is heartbreaking.As the storyline progresses you find yourself torn between Jean Luc and Sarah and the terrible dilemma that confronts them. The love that a parent can hold for their child is truly explored in Druart’s narrative and I found myself quickly absorbed in this story. The pacing of this book is fast, we're thrown head first into the story of the main family that we come to know as Jean-Luc, Charlotte and Sam.

Also, the strength of a mother’s love for her child and what she would do for that child is outstanding. El niño que recuperan no sabe ni entiende de las penurias que sufrieron sus padres ni de su enorme sacrificio. trabaja en la estación de Bobigny, la estación de la que partían hacia Auschwitz, los trenes que salían del campo de tránsito de Drancy con su carga humana de judíos camino del exterminio. It is at once a story of wartime courage and desperation, and of the many ways in which war reverberates through people’s lives for years after the fact. Tai istorija apie pasiaukojimą, apie begalinę tėvų meilę vaikui, kai savo pačių laimė aukojama vardan sūnaus laimės ir gerovės.When a train crammed full of Jews bound for “resettlement” breaks down on the track, new mother Sarah Laffitte foists her newborn son on Jean-Luc in a heartbreaking attempt to ensure his survival. The Post-War scenes added character depth that I needed, it provided me with backgrounds to these characters and a way to get to know them before they evolved into the people we meet at the beginning of the story. A wonderful, heartbreaking story told in two timeframes and in varying voices, the power of love stands out strongly. Jean Luc and Charlotte meet during WW2 when he is injured and brought to the hospital where she works.