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Gwen Strauss

Autor von Ruth and the Green Book

8+ Werke 871 Mitglieder 72 Rezensionen Lieblingsautor von 1 Lesern

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The Armless Maiden: And Other Tales for Childhood's Survivors (1995) — Mitwirkender — 249 Exemplare
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourth Annual Collection (1991) — Mitwirkender — 155 Exemplare

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I adored this picture book about an African American family living in the North during the Great Migration, and the dangers of travel for African Americans during segregation (as well as the community that formed to provide safety for them).
 
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sloth852 | 46 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 2, 2024 |
I need to remember these women every time I want to whine about something. I love war stories, and this honest, traumatic, amazing true story of these women and their will to live and persevere is one that will stay with me.
I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator did a fantastic job!
Every time I read about survivors of the concentration camps, I am in awe that anyone would make it through alive, with any semblance of sanity. Not only does this book detail the nine women's journey, it follows up on what their lives were like after their "freedom" - a freedom that haunted many of the survivors.
It's a must-read, and a book that will stay with me. The author did extensive research and brought these women to life for the reader. Excellent book!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this story. And to the narrator for doing such an amazing job.
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JillHannah | 19 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 20, 2023 |
I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway

I really enjoyed this book. I am a fan of history, well maybe fan is not the right word since sometimes history contains a lot of ugly truths, but hidden amongst the ugly truth is small but powerful moments of great beauty. This book takes the ugly truth and finds 9 great beauties. There are parts of the book that I had trouble reading, things I never heard about that were painful to read but were a necessary to tell the story. By the end of the book, I felt for these women and I really wish I had the pleasure of knowing them. I wish that I had half their strength. I want to thank the author for writing this story and giving everyone the opportunity to not only see the ugly truth but to find the great beauty.… (mehr)
 
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KrHammond | 19 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 26, 2022 |
I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway

I really enjoyed this book. I am a fan of history, well maybe fan is not the right word since sometimes history contains a lot of ugly truths, but hidden amongst the ugly truth is small but powerful moments of great beauty. This book takes the ugly truth and finds 9 great beauties. There are parts of the book that I had trouble reading, things I never heard about that were painful to read but were a necessary to tell the story. By the end of the book, I felt for these women and I really wish I had the pleasure of knowing them. I wish that I had half their strength. I want to thank the author for writing this story and giving everyone the opportunity to not only see the ugly truth but to find the great beauty.… (mehr)
 
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KrHammond | 19 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 26, 2022 |

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