⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve read many WWII novels, but The Lost Baker of Vienna explores a part of history we don’t often see: what happened to Holocaust survivors after liberation. The story unfolds across two timelines. In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is grieving the loss of her beloved grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. Her grief leads her to search for answers about what really happened to her family during the war. In 1946 Vienna, Chana Rosenzweig has survived the horrors of war and is finally free with her mother and younger brother. But freedom isn’t what they imagined. They must still contend with hunger, danger, and the daily struggle to earn a living in […]
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Hauntingly Beautiful
4.5 stars rounded up to 5. Only the Beautiful is a poignant historical novel set during the 1930s and 1940s that masterfully intertwines the lives of two remarkable women. The story begins in 1938 with sixteen-year-old Rosanne, whose life is shattered by the tragic deaths of her parents and brother in a car accident. Taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her entire life, Rosanne soon uncovers a dark secret about her new guardians. The narrative then shifts to 1947 Austria, where Helen Calvert witnesses Adolf Hitler’s ruthless pursuit of racial purity. Upon returning to her brother’s vineyard in California, Helen unravels the mystery of […]
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