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Sarah's key

Rosnay, Tatiana de, 1961- Book - 2007 Fiction / Rosnay, Tatiana de, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Rosnay, Tatiana de 4 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.1 out of 5

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Key submitted by Hsiao-Yun Hwang-Pang on July 25, 2011, 6:11pm Wonderful story

bad submitted by Ele Z. on July 26, 2011, 2:19pm I didnt like this book..

boring submitted by shailu on August 1, 2011, 3:46pm boring book dude

Hit and Miss submitted by Caser on December 28, 2011, 3:08pm The author weaves together the stories of two women: Julia, an American born reporter living in France, who uncovers the story of the second woman, school-aged Sarah and her family, and their roundup in the horrific Vel' d'Hiv tragedy of 1940.

At the start, Julia is the vehicle for revealing Sarah's tragic tale, for as she learns more about what happened in Paris during WWII, the reader is fully invested in Sarah and her family. Sarah is the compelling character, her story line is moving and very well done. That is, until the conclusion of her character arc, which is drawn out unnecessarily by the author, through Julia's character.

The book should have concluded with Julia wrapping up Sarah's story, rather than dragging out Julia's revelations about herself and her family's situation, which was not only dull, but emotionally manipulative. Julia is not nearly the sympathetic character that the author thinks she is, and by dragging the reader through her life, the book loses its focus and its impact.

Lacking in the end submitted by adimarzo on August 12, 2012, 9:39pm It was enlightening to learn about the treatment of Jews in France during WWII but I completely agree with Caser that the author included too much additional story about Julia who ended up appearing selfish and overly dramatic.

France submitted by simonaturtu on June 21, 2013, 10:59pm Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode.

LOVED this book! submitted by megina on October 23, 2018, 6:15pm If you are a fan of historical fiction, this is a good read. At one point I could not put it down, it made me cry but so well written.

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PUBLISHED
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 293 p. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 610

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0312370849
9780312370831
0312370830
1250004349

SUBJECTS
Jews -- France -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Anniversaries, etc. -- Fiction.
Americans -- France -- Fiction.
Women authors -- Fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Fiction.
France -- Fiction.
Paris (France) -- Fiction.