THE GLOVEMAKER'S DAUGHTER
by Shari J. Ryan
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Release Date: September 18, 2023
Genre: Historical fictionTrope: World War II
Synopsis
Paris, 1943. German soldiers drag me out onto the cobbled street and push me towards the waiting truck. I force myself to face forward as tears stream down my cheeks. If I look back, they’ll know. I can’t let them find my little girl…
Raya bends over a delicate glove in her beloved shop under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. It’s the only place she still feels safe. When the Nazis snatched control of Paris, Raya knew she had to fight to protect the few things she had left. And so far, her support of the resistance has gone undetected.
But now, the door bangs open and three German soldiers lunge towards her. Raya’s blood turns to ice. Hauled onto the street, she struggles against their rough hands as they accuse her of organizing meetings in the tunnels below her shop.
Raya can think only of her baby daughter Amalia, hidden beneath the shop’s front desk. She has a heart-wrenching choice to make. Reveal Amalia’s existence and risk her life, or leave her behind and pray someone protects her. It’s the hardest decision she’s ever faced…
Transported to Ravensbruck concentration camp, every day is a desperate battle for survival. The only thing that keeps Raya going is the thought of being reunited with her blue-eyed, innocent baby girl.
But in the darkest of places, is the power of a mother’s love enough to keep Raya alive until she can see her daughter again?
An unputdownable and totally heartbreaking World War Two page-turner about sacrifice, the powerful and unbreakable love of a mother, and a glimmer of hope amongst the never-ending darkness of war. Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and The Choice will be gripped.
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About the Author
Shari J. Ryan is USA Today bestselling author. She lives in Massachusetts with her wicked awesome husband, and two wild sons who fill her life with non-stop comedy.
With a life full of love, writing, drawing, TV binging, reading, and Starbucks, Shari is living her best life.
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend
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When it comes to historical fiction with an unique perspective, Shari J Ryan is one of the best and that continues to be true in The Glove Makers Daughter.
This story follows Raya (and Nicholas) in alternating time lines through the German occupation of Paris to the end of WWII. Ms Ryan paints a vivid picture that lets us experience the trepidation of sheltering Jewish friends, the fledgling resistance, and the reality of being a young French woman without the protection of family. Readers should experience this well written story for themselves, so I won’t go into too many details.
I will say that the thing that kept this from being a 5 star read was mainly at the end - and these are probably personal preference deals. There was a slight rushed feel to the very end that didn’t seem right after the pacing from the rest of the book.
Stories like this, even while fiction, are important to keep the reality of what happened during WWII alive in the minds of society. These individual stories represent real people and we owe them a debt to remember and never let similar things happen again.
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