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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 15:48:28 GMT -5
I just bought the kindle edition of Once We Were Brothers by Ronald Balson.
I had read the first chapters on a sample so it intrigued me enough to purchase it....will give review when done.
The gripping tale about two boys, once as close as brothers, who find themselves on opposite sides of the Holocaust.
Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek, the Butcher of Zamosc. Although the charges are denounced as preposterous, his accuser is convinced he is right and engages attorney Catherine Lockhart to bring Rosenzweig to justice. Solomon persuades attorney Catherine Lockhart to take his case, revealing that the true Piatek was abandoned as a child and raised by Solomon's own family only to betray them during the Nazi occupation. But has Solomon accused the right man?
Once We Were Brothers is Ronald H. Balson's compelling tale of two boys and a family who struggle to survive in war-torn Poland, and a young love that struggles to endure the unspeakable cruelty of the Holocaust. Two lives, two worlds, and sixty years converge in an explosive race to redemption that makes for a moving and powerful tale of love, survival, and ultimately the triumph of the human spirit.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 19:38:29 GMT -5
so far, a great book but the horrors the Jewish people endured at Hitler's hand is revealing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 23:52:58 GMT -5
I finished the book and am happy to recommend it...I like biographies or historical fiction.
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Post by Jessiealan on Sept 11, 2016 1:51:47 GMT -5
I finished the book and am happy to recommend it...I like biographies or historical fiction. I am glad you enjoyed the book, Chef. Histories and biographies are a good source of general information as long as they do not fictionalize the situations too much. Thank you for the recommendation. I'll recommend one for you - London by Edward Rutherfurd. I have had a recommendation from a friend and expect to enjoy it. Here is more about it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/92160.London
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 13:42:17 GMT -5
I finished the book and am happy to recommend it...I like biographies or historical fiction. I am glad you enjoyed the book, Chef. Histories and biographies are a good source of general information as long as they do not fictionalize the situations too much. Thank you for the recommendation. I'll recommend one for you - London by Edward Rutherfurd. I have had a recommendation from a friend and expect to enjoy it. Here is more about it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/92160.LondonI've read it!!! It's a great book like all his books....New York is also by him and excellent read. I'm working on getting back into the Ruska one I have on file.
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Post by Jessiealan on Sept 11, 2016 21:44:06 GMT -5
That's nice to know, chef. Maybe we can discuss it after I've read it. It's a long book and may take awhile but I feel it's something I'll enjoy very much.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Sept 11, 2016 21:59:34 GMT -5
That's nice to know, chef. Maybe we can discuss it after I've read it. It's a long book and may take awhile but I feel it's something I'll enjoy very much. Hi Jessiealan, It does sound like a good read. As Soul we are all related, and therefore one in spirit. Certainly with love in our hearts for each other, then we wouldn't find it necessary to have wars and end up killing each other. We do have so much to learn.
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