Sarah is 10 years old on July 16, 1942 when
the French police come knocking at her door. She is a daughter, a sister
and she is Jewish. Thinking that they will be back soon she has her 4
year old brother Michel hide in their secret little cupboard. But she
doesn’t come right back. She is among those taken to Vélodrome d’Hiver
then moved to french camps.
Julia is an American journalist living
in Paris with her husband and daughter 60 years later. An article she
is writing for the 60th anniversary of Vel’ d’Hiv’ opens a Pandora’s Box
that entwine her life with Sarah’s.
This was a heartbreaking but beautiful
book. Tatiana De Rosnay does a masterful job telling this fictional tale
placed around a real and horrific event without it feeling forced or
disrespectful. This one left me feeling raw and vulnerable and will stay
with me for a very long time.
(read Jan. 2012)
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