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nweem218's review against another edition
5.0
Such a difficult thing to read. Unimaginable horror. EVERYONE should know these facts -
This book was based on real people - read the Author's Notes at the end.
I have to search for the art work done in this camp - I had never heard about this before -
Now I need a reading rest.
This book was based on real people - read the Author's Notes at the end.
I have to search for the art work done in this camp - I had never heard about this before -
Now I need a reading rest.
corrieherman's review against another edition
3.0
Good but...
So f-ing depressing.
It's a good book but I had several moments where I wanted to throw it across the room and forget I read the last passage. I guess that means it did its job.
So f-ing depressing.
It's a good book but I had several moments where I wanted to throw it across the room and forget I read the last passage. I guess that means it did its job.
lee_l's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 - I was engrossed in Lenkas story, and the fact it was based on real people and the horror of their experiences in the camps made it even more intense/traumatic reading. I had visited the haunting Dachau site a number of years ago, and reading this novel about the camps was just chilling. I was into Josef’s story of the time before he got to America - but then found myself skimming his sections when he talked about his life and family there after emigrating - I found myself just wanting to get back to Lenkas tale. If I wasn’t compelled to skim read his sections, this would have been 4.5. Plus I would have like more in the prologue about their reunion - that was really sweet.
deannainrb's review against another edition
5.0
Despite being set during the German invasion, and later, in a Jewish ghetto...one of the most romantic stories ever!
Someone needs to make this into a movie!!
Someone needs to make this into a movie!!
juliemowat's review against another edition
4.0
Such a sad tragic love story. Reminder how horrible the holocaust was. Well written
jules60657's review against another edition
4.0
Yet another haunting book about WWII. Having just visited Prague over the summer, I really enjoyed the early setting of the book. The author did an excellent job describing what life was like in a Jewish ghetto during WWII. Mostly historical fiction, with an underlying current of a romance, I found myself reading this very quickly. Will definitely read more by this author.
sarahmallette's review against another edition
5.0
This was a beautifully written love story between two Czech Jews who are separated during WWII. I love how the author gives you the happy ending at the very beginning of the story and the slowly reveals the twists and turns of life that lead up to it. The author draws you in with lovable characters and an interesting storyline. Great historical fiction read.
vicky715's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. The Lost Wife begins in the modern day at a wedding. The groom's grandfather approaches the bride's grandmother and says "Lenka? Do you not remember me? It's Josef - your husband." The remainder of the story is told in mostly alternating chapters showing both main character's life stories, from their meeting as teenagers, their marriage, and their separation - Jews in 1940s Prague. Each thought the other had died (and no, the grandchildren getting married were not related). What really surprised me was the author's note at the end saying that the situation that began the story, with the meeting at the grandchildren's wedding, came from a real life story. I don't want to give away more, but I would highly recommend the story.