This story is a testament to the unsuperable power of love. Lale and Gita's story is heart-wrenching not only because of the strength of their love, but how their love influences others; Cilka puts herself in danger to free Lale, and the inmates hide their secret for the chance of having some form of normalcy in a place where even flowers don't dare to grow. It was a nice touch of the reader to include how they collated their research and what happened to Lale and Gita after they left Auschwitz as it crystallised the fact that this was a true story.
However, despite the fact that the story is, in my eyes, one of the most beautiful love stories, the execution of the story was poor. There was no single part of the book that was filled with beautiful prose, but rather, it seemed more like I was reading the transcript of a documentary. The lack of beautiful writing shocked me even more when I found out that Morris is a script-writer, considering the fact that the only reason I turned the page was to find out more about Lale and Gita, not because the writing was so beautiful and compelling that I was urged to go on.
It seems slightly insensitive of me to be criticising a story about the Holocaust, so I must make it crystal clear - the story of Lale and Gita is quite possibly the most beautiful story of love I have ever had the pleasure to learn about, but the writing of this story does not match the beauty of the love that Morris set out to describe.
However, despite the fact that the story is, in my eyes, one of the most beautiful love stories, the execution of the story was poor. There was no single part of the book that was filled with beautiful prose, but rather, it seemed more like I was reading the transcript of a documentary. The lack of beautiful writing shocked me even more when I found out that Morris is a script-writer, considering the fact that the only reason I turned the page was to find out more about Lale and Gita, not because the writing was so beautiful and compelling that I was urged to go on.
It seems slightly insensitive of me to be criticising a story about the Holocaust, so I must make it crystal clear - the story of Lale and Gita is quite possibly the most beautiful story of love I have ever had the pleasure to learn about, but the writing of this story does not match the beauty of the love that Morris set out to describe.