About the book:
Title: Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of WWII Poland
Author: Amanda Barratt
Genre: Inspirational Historical Cultural Fiction
Zosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany's invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves. As ghetto walls rise and the occupiers tighten their grip on the city of Krakow, Zosia joins pharmacist Tadeusz Pankiewicz and his staff in the heart of the Krakow ghetto as they risk their lives to aid the Jewish people trapped by Nazi oppression.
Hania Silverman's carefree girlhood is shattered as her family is forced into the ghetto. Struggling to survive in a world hemmed in by walls and rife with cruelty and despair, she encounters Zosia, her former neighbor, at the pharmacy. As deportation winnow the ghetto's population and snatch those she holds dear, Hania's natural resiliency is exhausted by reality.
Zodia and Hania's lives intertwine as they face the griefs and fears thrust upon them by war, until one day, they are forced to make a desperate choice . . . one that will inexorably bind them together, even as they are torn apart.
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My Thoughts
Opening a book penned by Amanda Barratt is like stepping through the walls of history and seeing firsthand what happened, and you better be prepared for all the emotion she will invoke.
Ms. Barratt doesn't shy away from the atrocities of the invasion of Poland by the Nazi's but doesn't linger there. She allows the events to speak for themselves. Which also gives way to her amazing research and the overall pacing of the book. In this book lover's opinion was flawless. The ending was perfect and satisfying. I tried hard not to cry but found myself in tears more times than not.
My absolute favorite quote from the book is found on page 254 . . .
"There is no darkness strong enough to snatch us from the hand of the One that created us."
If you have not had the absolute pleasure of reading a book penned by Amanda Barratt I highly recommend you start. You won't be sorry!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
About Amanda Barratt
ECPA best-selling author Amanda Barratt fell in love with writing in grade school when she wrote her first story—a spinoff of Jane Eyre. Now, Amanda writes romantic, historical fiction, penning stories of beauty and brokenness set against the backdrop of bygone eras not so very different from our own. Her novel My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Lost Love released from Kregel Publications in June 2019.
She’s also the author of My Heart Belongs in Niagara Falls, New York: Adele’s Journey, as well as seven novellas with Barbour Publishing. Two of her novellas have been finalists in the FHL Reader’s Choice Awards.
Amanda lives in the woods of Michigan with her fabulous family, where she can be found reading way too many books, plotting her next novel, and jotting down imaginary travel itineraries for her dream vacation to Europe.
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