So I may be writing this a week behind, but I didn't forget to write it! I just have had no wifi for a couple weeks! To begin with this book is very well written. I really enjoyed the way the author introduced new people into the plot in a smooth way. She did extremely well at capturing details and developing her plot.
The story is told from the perspective of many different people, however it is mainly focused around two Muslim sisters. They are both at very different places in their lives at the beginning of the novel and are trying to cope with the events of World War II. One sister is living in Turkey and married to a government official whom is never home. The other is living in occupied France and is married to a Jewish man who has Turkish citizenship. Both women are dealing with hard issues and the story becomes a tangled web of problems, resolved only at the end of the story.
By this point it has probably become clear that I love historical fiction books! I think they are amazing and the research involved in creating historical novels are incredibly time consuming. Therefore reading this book, one can only imagine how much time and effort went into the research. I know it is a fictional book, but that still doesn't mean authors can change events of the past. I really liked how this author incorporated her plot into actual events. Whether the majority of the plot is true is not an issue for me! The book was just wonderful!!!
I may have to read it!
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