Despite Being Set Nearly A Century Ago, Still All Too Relevant. This is one of those books that makes a lot of solid political points... without ever actually coming across as preachy, as they are completely couched within the story being told and the period it is being told within. Specifically as it relates to resistance of tyranny not always needing to be violent and that the mind is the only thing the tyrants can never take, as well as a war-born form of "cancel culture" to boot. But again, the tale makes all of these points in a moving tale of a 1990s era 50 yr old woman trying to find her origins in 1943 France - and of a young woman in 1939 France destined to become the mother of the 50 year old. Kudos to the author as well not only for the points I've already mentioned but also in not being afraid to take what is a ... less conventional... path that makes the tale all the more realistic for it. This is absolutely one of those books that truly takes you to the era and brings out *all* of the emotions therein... leaving you breathless by the end, and maybe sitting in a room that suddenly becomes quite dusty. Very much recommended.
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