Something Beautiful Happened: A Story of Survival and Courage in the Face of Evil by Yvette Manessis Corporon

Something Beautiful Happened: A Story of Survival and Courage in the Face of Evil

Yvette Manessis Corporon

320 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional slow-paced

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Seventy years after her grandmother helped hide a Jewish family on a Greek island during World War II, a woman sets out to track down their descendants—and discovers a new way to understand tragedy, forgiveness, and the power of kindness.Yvette Ma...

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emotional 75%
informative 75%
reflective 75%
sad 75%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
challenging 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

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