When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined, particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inherited from her mother. And soon Framboise will … realize that the journal also contains the key to the tragedy that indelibly marked that summer of her ninth year. . . .
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Poignant and often sad, but with a satisfying ending
Interesting perspective of occupied France during WWII, in a small village, and how children can be used by the enemy.
It took me a little while to get into the story as it is a tad wordy, once I became used to the writing style, I couldn’t put it down. 🙂
Wow! What a page turned! WW2 drama.
Well written, interesting story line. Presented well from the point of view of a child’s memory.
The story line was good & it is very well-written. There are repetitive passages that read like a daily diary. I skimmed over some parts i had already read about four times. The mother in this story is easy to dislike. A lot. I felt so bad for the way she treated her three children but also could see her point of view as to why she did. The three …
This book was wonderful to read. I wanted to gorge myself on her story and at the same time wanted to slow down and savor the writing.
Characters were developed well and in gave a new look at living through a German occupation from the eyes of children. It moves back and forth from childhood experiences to present day times.
Wordy and boring thru page @ 75 — quit
This book was a page turner. Well done!
It has been a while since I read this book, at which time I was not on Bookbub, and I do not recall enough of the story to really make a review. I only have my star rating from Goodreads, which is all I was doing at the time I read this.
I didn’t think I was going to enjoy this book at first, but once I got into it, I was hooked. It was an interesting read and I would definitely recommend it.