As Kathryn Price said, “I hadn’t known about the children ‘exported’ to South Africa, and found that very interesting. The story follows her and her protector Jakob through their lives in Poland and eventually South Africa, weaving in themes of identity, faith, family, racism, the relationships between Christian denominations, home and love.Īs readers we appreciated the window into life in South Africa. It recounts the life of Gretl, a German girl with some Jewish ancestry who was caught in the events of the Second World War. I’m glad I chose the novel for our discussion, not least because it took me awhile to get into the story (I knew I had to persevere!). For the novel, we read The Girl from the Train (not to be confused with the wildly popular The Girl on the Train). At the request of readers there, I chose a fiction and nonfiction book for us to discuss, which I would then feature in the magazine. You may know that the Woman Alive book club has an interactive presence on Facebook. (Great decluttering exercise during lockdown!) In response to a tweet wondering should she read this book, my review from Woman Alive, August 2016.
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