Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France''s past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl''s ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d''Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah''s past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.
Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode. (From Chapters Online)
Discussion Notes
Our book club has a great time discussing this very compelling and hard to put down book. We all agreed that Sarah's Key provides an excellent glimpse into a piece of not well known holocaust history. We would strongly recommend that other book clubs put this on their must read list.
Rating = 5 Irises
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1 comments:
A must read for all ages. A time in our history i didnt even know about. A novel that was very hard to put down! And when i could get back to it, I couldnt get my Nook Reader turned on fast enough. Ladies have your tissue near by, you will be useing it often. I hope you enjoy it as much as i did.
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