This was an incredible book. This is a story of two Jewish families, the Weiners and Finkelsteins, during WWII and beyond, and all that they endured. One family was affected by Germany and one by Russia. Before reading this I had not realized that in the early days of the war, Russia sided with Germany and was also taking actions against Jews. The two families had different experiences but both endured exile, starvation, separation from family and uncertainty over the future.
This was a very emotional read. Tears were shed in parts. But later in the book comes the good parts where you learn of all these families were able to accomplish, despite what they had been through.
This book took me some time to read but it was well worth it. The author did an excellent job presenting the stories.
I did receive this book as a free ARC and am leaving this review voluntarily.