So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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I started this book at 3PM Sunday, read until 3AM Monday when I could no longer stay away. At 8 AM when my alarm went off, I called my office to say I would be late, curled back under the covers and finished the book. This is the story of a Jewish family in Paris during the Vichy government's roundups of prisoners to meet the quotas established by the Nazis in the 1940s. Once you learn about about the family, you think you have an idea what is going to happen to them, but then you learn about a secret cupboard and the key that will open it. From that point the story takes on an urgency that compels you to read more. Nothing is predictable about this book, and with each turn you grow closer to the outcome but with each revelation, there is also a new set of circumstances. Once the secret of the cupboard is revealed, then you want to know what happened to Sarah. The story of the Jewish is family is captivating, but there is an added storyline that is just as intriguing. The narrator of the story is an American Expat who is married to a French man and together they have a daughter. As the American writer works on a magazine assignment on the Vichy roundups, she uncovers more than what happened to the French Jews. She learns that the secret connects to her husband's family history and with that discovery come unsettling family issues that cause division and strife. Both of the stories take interesting turns that are very unexpected and the endings are not at all what you are expecting. I have purchased this book as a gift and recommended it to many. Enjoy!
I started this book at 3PM Sunday, read until 3AM Monday when I could no longer stay away. At 8 AM when my alarm went off, I called my office to say I would be late, curled back under the covers and finished the book. This is the story of a Jewish family in Paris during the Vichy government's roundups of prisoners to meet the quotas established by the Nazis in the 1940s. Once you learn about about the family, you think you have an idea what is going to happen to them, but then you learn about a secret cupboard and the key that will open it. From that point the story takes on an urgency that compels you to read more. Nothing is predictable about this book, and with each turn you grow closer to the outcome but with each revelation, there is also a new set of circumstances. Once the secret of the cupboard is revealed, then you want to know what happened to Sarah. The story of the Jewish is family is captivating, but there is an added storyline that is just as intriguing. The narrator of the story is an American Expat who is married to a French man and together they have a daughter. As the American, who is a writer, works on a magazine assignment on the Vichy roundups, she uncovers more than what happened to the French Jews. She learns that the secret connects to her husband's family history and with that discovery come unsettling family issues that cause division and strife. Both of the stories take interesting turns that are very unexpected and the endings are not at all what you are expecting. I have purchased this book as a gift and recommended it to many. Enjoy!
Everybody and their brother told me to read this book. So I ordered it from Powells and they were right. Also I added about 6 new customers to Powells when talking about this book. Good for me and good for you. Thanks
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Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
R.C., January 19, 2012
I started this book at 3PM Sunday, read until 3AM Monday when I could no longer stay away. At 8 AM when my alarm went off, I called my office to say I would be late, curled back under the covers and finished the book. This is the story of a Jewish family in Paris during the Vichy government's roundups of prisoners to meet the quotas established by the Nazis in the 1940s. Once you learn about about the family, you think you have an idea what is going to happen to them, but then you learn about a secret cupboard and the key that will open it. From that point the story takes on an urgency that compels you to read more. Nothing is predictable about this book, and with each turn you grow closer to the outcome but with each revelation, there is also a new set of circumstances. Once the secret of the cupboard is revealed, then you want to know what happened to Sarah. The story of the Jewish is family is captivating, but there is an added storyline that is just as intriguing. The narrator of the story is an American Expat who is married to a French man and together they have a daughter. As the American writer works on a magazine assignment on the Vichy roundups, she uncovers more than what happened to the French Jews. She learns that the secret connects to her husband's family history and with that discovery come unsettling family issues that cause division and strife. Both of the stories take interesting turns that are very unexpected and the endings are not at all what you are expecting. I have purchased this book as a gift and recommended it to many. Enjoy!Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
R.C., January 19, 2012
I started this book at 3PM Sunday, read until 3AM Monday when I could no longer stay away. At 8 AM when my alarm went off, I called my office to say I would be late, curled back under the covers and finished the book. This is the story of a Jewish family in Paris during the Vichy government's roundups of prisoners to meet the quotas established by the Nazis in the 1940s. Once you learn about about the family, you think you have an idea what is going to happen to them, but then you learn about a secret cupboard and the key that will open it. From that point the story takes on an urgency that compels you to read more. Nothing is predictable about this book, and with each turn you grow closer to the outcome but with each revelation, there is also a new set of circumstances. Once the secret of the cupboard is revealed, then you want to know what happened to Sarah. The story of the Jewish is family is captivating, but there is an added storyline that is just as intriguing. The narrator of the story is an American Expat who is married to a French man and together they have a daughter. As the American, who is a writer, works on a magazine assignment on the Vichy roundups, she uncovers more than what happened to the French Jews. She learns that the secret connects to her husband's family history and with that discovery come unsettling family issues that cause division and strife. Both of the stories take interesting turns that are very unexpected and the endings are not at all what you are expecting. I have purchased this book as a gift and recommended it to many. Enjoy!The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
R.C., September 13, 2011
Everybody and their brother told me to read this book. So I ordered it from Powells and they were right. Also I added about 6 new customers to Powells when talking about this book. Good for me and good for you. Thanks(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)