Simply and informative and at the same time a disturbing account of these nine heroinne's traumatic journeys from war torn France into the abyss of Nazi dominated Germany and back.
Gwen Strauss has given her readers the hitherto untold drama of what can only be discribed as man's inhumanity to both men and women.
I found the read to be compelling and saddening at the same time with many afterthoughts after each reading session.
Those nine women were obviously scarred by their experiences but then who would not be in similar circumstances.
The love and comradship that existed between them would appear to be everlasting.
This account stands as a salutory lesson for the world today as the prospect of conflict engineered by despots simmers beneath the surface of what we seem to think of as peaceful co-existence.
A fantastic read that I shall remember for a very long time.
Gwen Strauss has given her readers the hitherto untold drama of what can only be discribed as man's inhumanity to both men and women.
I found the read to be compelling and saddening at the same time with many afterthoughts after each reading session.
Those nine women were obviously scarred by their experiences but then who would not be in similar circumstances.
The love and comradship that existed between them would appear to be everlasting.
This account stands as a salutory lesson for the world today as the prospect of conflict engineered by despots simmers beneath the surface of what we seem to think of as peaceful co-existence.
A fantastic read that I shall remember for a very long time.