I sure hope all my female friends had a wonderful day celebrating their dignity and splendor! What a joy to be a woman!
Also, what a perfect day to introduce this novel about an incredibly strong woman to the world! Annette Libeskind Berkovitz shares her character, Rifka, who is loosely based on her own mother, in this new historical fiction novel. I'm now really curious which parts were actually true!
This storyline is a well-thought-out and does give readers an idea of the tumultuous situation in many areas of Europe prior to, and during, WWII.
I appreciated learning more about the Spanish Civil War and how it overlapped with Hitler's regime. I didn't realize Franco was such a supporter of the Axis Powers. The author also motivated me to further research the Jewish-Arab conflict in Palestine.
TBH, though, I struggled a bit with this method of storytelling. I felt as though it was a very ambitious story that could have been pared down just a smidge. I also found it difficult to accept that both Rifka and Golda ended up in so many serendipitous situations, and some of the dialogue seemed somewhat contrived.
Those minor details aside, as a first novel, this is an impressive piece of work, and kudos to Ms. Libeskind Berkovitz for shedding so much light on historical events.
Many thanks to Iulia, @amsterdam_publishers for gifting me with this advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.
Also, just as an aside, her brother, world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, designed the cover of her book!
Read: 3/8/22
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