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๐คToday is a big day for Kate Hewitt! It is Pub Day for The Edelweiss Sisters, and boy are her readers in for an inspirational, yet heartrending story.
⚡With powerful insight, this novel once again renewed my love for WWII Historical Fiction. One main difference in this novel vs. the mountains of others in the same genre is that Hewitt managed to humanize EVERYONE involved. She allows her readers to gain an understanding, however small, of the ultimate suffering that even those in the Nazi party faced. Don't get me wrong - this novel does not glorify or even focus on those people, and never does she condone what was done by them. However, part of what makes her characters so endearing is their ability to see beyond what is directly in front of them and to offer mercy where there should be none.
๐ฏSince this story took place in Austria, I absolutely loved how the author included the Von Trapp family and Mother Abbess Virgilia Lutz (The Sound of Music) along with Corrie ten Boom (The Hiding Place). I thought that was just brilliant and is exactly why I adore Historical Fiction.
๐ทWhile I agree that there are hints of The Nightingale in this novel, I would say it stands alone as it's own powerful WWII Historical Fiction novel and is certainly worth your time.
Read 6/8/21
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