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Bezig met laden... Like a River from Its Coursedoor Kelli Stuart
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a heart-wrenching story about a tragic part of history. Set in Ukraine during WWII, it is told from the points of view of four different characters. It was quite hard for me to read because of the atrocities that were committed, and especially hard to know that history is repeating itself in Ukraine at the present time. Carefully researched and well-written, this is a compelling story of man’s inhumanity to others This is a powerful book, sharing stories of several lives that will impact your very soul. I found myself with breaking heart and tears in my eyes periodically throughout. I'd have to stop often, just to take a break from it's strength. But I also found myself eager to keep reading, to find out what would happen next in each person's story. If you like history, and are especially interested in the second World War, you will want to read Like a River From Its Course. I might have my high schooler read it, as part of his history course. Like most books about the horrors of World War II, this is not an emotionally easy read, but it is a beautifully written book. Through the perspectives of four well-chosen characters, it presents the plight of many Ukrainian citizens living under Nazi occupation, an aspect of the war with which I was largely unfamiliar. You'll need a handy box of tissues and prepare for your stomach to tie into knots at times, but this is a great read. There are many books which tell a fictionalised account of WWII and this is definitely up there with the best. Based on real life accounts it tells the story of a horrific massacre in Ukraine and those involved on both sides. Each chapter moves between the different people and it takes a while to get into the format but it's worth persevering. Heart-wrenching at times it is also full of the human capacity to cope in the most dreadful circumstances. At times the pain is so raw it is hard to read but it's important that events such as these are known about so well done to the author for bringing this out of the shadows. It was good to include the perspective of the Nazi officer as well as the victims. I had vaguely heard of the events in Ukraine but not the full horror and so was glad to be informed and this book will live with me for a long time to come. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The city of Kiev was bombed in Hitler's blitzkrieg across the Soviet Union, but the constant siege was only the beginning for her citizens. Kelli Stuart takes the reader on a journey into the history of Ukraine's tragedies through the eyes of four characters who experience the same story from different perspectives. Maria Ivanovna is only fourteen when the bombing begins and not much older when she is forced into work at a German labor camp. She must fight to survive and to make her way back to her beloved Ukraine. Ivan Kyrilovich is falsely mistaken for a Jew and lined up with 34,000 other men, women, and children who are to be shot at the edge of Babi Yar, the "killing ditch." He survives, but not without devastating consequences. Luda is sixteen when German soldiers rape her. Now pregnant with the child of the enemy, she is abandoned by her father, alone, and in pain. She must learn to trust family and friends again and find her own strength in order to discover the redemption that awaits. Frederick Hermann is sure in his knowledge that the Fuhrer's plans for domination are right and just. He is driven to succeed by a desire to please a demanding father and by his own blind faith in the ideals of Nazism. Based on true stories gathered from fifteen years of research and interviews with Ukrainian World War II survivors, Like a River from Its Course is a story of love, war, heartache, forgiveness, and redemption. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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If you can't handle graphic imagery don't read this book. It was heartbreaking. ( )