Författare: Sharon Cameron
Antal sidor: 400
Goodreads beskrivning
One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make...
It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio -- a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish.
But everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. And then comes the knock at the door. Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jews. Then they must wait, every day, for the next knock at the door, the one that will mean death. When the knock finally comes, it is two Nazi officers, requisitioning Stefania's house for the German army.
With two Nazis below, thirteen hidden Jews above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania has one more excruciating choice to make.
It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemsyl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio -- a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish.
But everything changes when the German army invades Przemsyl. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. And then comes the knock at the door. Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. Stefania and Helena make the extraordinary decision to hide Max, and eventually twelve more Jews. Then they must wait, every day, for the next knock at the door, the one that will mean death. When the knock finally comes, it is two Nazi officers, requisitioning Stefania's house for the German army.
With two Nazis below, thirteen hidden Jews above, and a little sister by her side, Stefania has one more excruciating choice to make.
Mina åsikter
Den här boken är baserad på verkliga händelser, vilket gör det hela ännu mer otroligt. Boken är skriven i samarbete med Stefanias son och är byggd på intervjuer och Stefanias opublicerade memoarer. Jag plockade upp den här boken en dag och fullkomligt bara slukade den! Jag var "at the edge of my seat" hela läsningen igenom. Vilket naturligtvis resulterade i att jag inte kunde lägga ifrån mig boken och det slutade med att jag läste klart den på en dag. Boken var oerhört spännande och snabbläst om man ville bara få reda på vad som komma skulle. Den här boken fick mig dessutom att fälla några tårar, vilket definitivt inte hör till vanligheten. I slutet av boken så får man som läsare också reda på vad som hände med alla involverade efteråt. Riktigt intressant läsning!
Mitt betyg
Den här boken får 5 av 5 stjärnor i betyg.
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