Book Review: The Paris Children

 

The Paris Children

A Novel of World War 2

by Gloria Goldreich

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 Historical Fiction  |  Women's Fiction 

Pub Date 01 Sep 2020

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In 1935 A dark shadow falls over Europe as Adolf Hitler's regime gains momentum, leaving the city of Paris on the brink of occupation.   Madeline Levy  a young woman who was theGranddaughter of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish World War I hero.  Madeline Levy steps bravely into a new wave of resistance and becomes the guardian of lost children.

After Madeline meets a small girl in a tattered coat with the hollow look of one forced to live a nightmare a young Jewish refugee from Germany named Anna she knows that she cannot stand idly by.  Madeline knows that Paris is full of Children like Anna, children who were terrified and starving, they were innocent casualties of a war that had only just begun.  

Madeline offers the children comfort and strength while working with other members of the resistance to smuggle them into safer territories.   As the Paris Madeline loves is transformed into a theater of tension and hatred, many people are tempted to abandon the cause and the country.  

Even amidst the impending horror and doubt, Madeleine's relationship with Claude, a young Jewish Resistance fighter, as passionate about saving vulnerable children as she is, deepens.  With a future with them in question all Madeleine can do is continue fighting and hope that her spirit and the nation's won't be broken.

If you are looking for a powerful World War 2 novel, one that draws you in and  doesn’t let you go.

I give The Paris Children five out five stars!

Happy Reading!