Books by Alison Pick
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review 1: I enjoyed this book. A fairly quick read. The cover photo (on my copy) of the young child staring out the train window, drew me in every time I picked up the book. Well written and with a surprise ending as to who is collecting and filing the letters written by the Bauers. Th...
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review 1: I will say that I found the start of the book a bit slow. In fairness to the book and its author, that may have been because I have read so many books in this genre lately. I did stick with it, and found it to be a great read. The story told thru the eyes of a gentile governess t...
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review 1: So many modern day readers say they can't read another book about the holocaust - hasn't it all been said? But this book moved me immensely. I didn't know much about the Czech Jews or the kinder transport. The interspersed messages to "you" were intriguing. I loved the ending.......
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review 1: It took me a little while to become invested in this story, and whether it was my attention or the way the story was told, I felt confused over the storyline for the first 1/4 of the book. However, once it had my attention, it held it. The story itself is incredible - I had neve...