Sarah's Key : From Paris to Auschwitz, one girl's journey to find her brother

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Promise of reunion amidst the Holocaust horrors.

Recommended for readers interested in historical fiction, especially stories about World War II. The book brings out an emotional journey of a ten-year-old Sarah who is trying to reunite with her little brother, after being arrested by the French police during the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup in 1942. Tatiana de Rosnay, through the book, reveals the guilt and truth that is brought on by long-buried secrets.

Sarah's Key : From Paris to Auschwitz, one girl's journey to find her brother

Regular price RM39.17 MYR
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ISBN: 9780719524523
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM66.65 MYR
Publisher: John Murray
Date of Publication: 2008-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Related Topics: World War II, War
Goodreads rating: 4.17
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Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.Paris, May 2002: On Vel’ d’Hiv’s 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.
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