By Tatiana De Rosnay
CD Book Shelves - Main Level - De Rosnay
What a touching story this is! In 1942, Jewish families were rounded up in Paris and sent to Auschwitz. This is the story of Sarah Starzynski, a ten year old girl who escaped alone from the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup. She had locked her little brother in a cabinet at home as they were ushered out by the police to hide him, thinking they would be back in a few hours, not understanding what was happening. When she escaped, she tried to get back to Paris to let her brother out of the cabinet. The reader knows what that little girl doesn't, and it is absolutely heartbreaking.
Sarah's story is uncovered by a journalist, Julia Jarmond, fifty years later in 2002. Julia finds that her family has a connection to Sarah's. Julia's own story is also told in alternating chapters. Her marriage is rocky, and she has to decide between her unborn baby and her husband - also heartbreaking and dramatic!
The audio book is read by Polly Stone. She does a good job of differentiating characters by different voices (from small children to senior adults), and delivers an authentic French accent. I was glad to hear this book rather than read it because I know that her pronunciations were much better than my own would have been.
Highly recommended in all formats!
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