My rating: 5 of 5 stars
In the spring of 1942,
young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just
beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. She has no fondness
for the Germans who patrol her streets and impose their curfews, but
has never given much thought to what goes on behind the walls that
contain her Jewish neighbors. She knows all too well about German
brutality--and that it's the reason she must conceal her true identity.
But in befriending Sara, a nurse who shares her apartment floor,
Elzbieta makes a discovery that propels her into a dangerous world of
deception and heroism.
Using Sara's credentials to smuggle children out of the ghetto brings Elzbieta face-to-face with the reality of the war behind its walls, and to the plight of the Gorka family, who must make the impossible decision to give up their newborn daughter or watch her starve. For Roman Gorka, this final injustice stirs him to rebellion with a zeal not even his newfound love for Elzbieta can suppress. But his recklessness brings unwanted attention to Sara's cause, unwittingly putting Elzbieta and her family in harm's way until one violent act threatens to destroy their chance at freedom forever.
From Nazi occupation to the threat of a communist regime, The Warsaw Orphan is the unforgettable story of Elzbieta and Roman's perilous attempt to reclaim the love and life they once knew.
Using Sara's credentials to smuggle children out of the ghetto brings Elzbieta face-to-face with the reality of the war behind its walls, and to the plight of the Gorka family, who must make the impossible decision to give up their newborn daughter or watch her starve. For Roman Gorka, this final injustice stirs him to rebellion with a zeal not even his newfound love for Elzbieta can suppress. But his recklessness brings unwanted attention to Sara's cause, unwittingly putting Elzbieta and her family in harm's way until one violent act threatens to destroy their chance at freedom forever.
From Nazi occupation to the threat of a communist regime, The Warsaw Orphan is the unforgettable story of Elzbieta and Roman's perilous attempt to reclaim the love and life they once knew.
When I read The things we cannot say, I was amazed at Rimmer’s ability to portray feelings. That made me concern about The Warsaw orphan, what if it didn’t live up to its predecessor? (Not that is a series, although it is a companion story, I just mean I read it first).
Well, my concerns easily disappeared once I started reading The Warsaw Orphan. At first I just read some chapters each day because I was not sure what I would find, I was not sure it I could deal with heartbreak. Nevertheless, once you start immersing in the story you just cannot stop. I read for hours over the weekend, until I finished the book, late at night, with my eyes swollen from so much crying.
The story is heartbreaking, as any story about WWII could be, but the way that Rimmer shows the feelings, thoughts and connections of the characters is just so powerful that it is hard not to be moved by them. It was heartbreaking to see how life drew the characters apart, but it was beautiful to see all the love they still had for each other.
I loved Emilia; she was such a strong girl, from a very young age, as I am sure many teens were (forcibly) during that time. I loved her family and the way they supported her. I loved Sara’s ideals and Roman’s too. I loved the rawness of Roman’s feelings. Overall, I loved it all.
Kelly Rimmer did it again, and gave us a compelling and powerful story about goodness and love even in the hardest of times. A story about hope and faith that should definitely be read.
DRC thanks to Netgalley
Well, my concerns easily disappeared once I started reading The Warsaw Orphan. At first I just read some chapters each day because I was not sure what I would find, I was not sure it I could deal with heartbreak. Nevertheless, once you start immersing in the story you just cannot stop. I read for hours over the weekend, until I finished the book, late at night, with my eyes swollen from so much crying.
The story is heartbreaking, as any story about WWII could be, but the way that Rimmer shows the feelings, thoughts and connections of the characters is just so powerful that it is hard not to be moved by them. It was heartbreaking to see how life drew the characters apart, but it was beautiful to see all the love they still had for each other.
I loved Emilia; she was such a strong girl, from a very young age, as I am sure many teens were (forcibly) during that time. I loved her family and the way they supported her. I loved Sara’s ideals and Roman’s too. I loved the rawness of Roman’s feelings. Overall, I loved it all.
Kelly Rimmer did it again, and gave us a compelling and powerful story about goodness and love even in the hardest of times. A story about hope and faith that should definitely be read.
DRC thanks to Netgalley
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