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A review by tien
Secrets My Father Kept by Rachel Givney
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
3.75
The older I get, the more picky I find myself to be with my reads. Although the past year and a half may have something to do with my taste in reading. I just won't put up with anything that really upsets me and lacks patience with slow paced book or ones where I'm pretty sure I know how it will end.Ā <i>I would usually checked the ending of the book before I DNF'd</i>. I pretty much figured out the 'secrets' in <i>Secrets My Father Kept</i> before I'm halfway through and that's the reason it took me so long to read it. I just didn't have much patience for it after that. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep reading but I did make myself and found that it was totally worth persevering for.
I enjoyed WWII novels as even as we witnessed the horrific things people can do to each other, we also witness the bravery, resilience, and greatness of heart others have. This particular novel is a pre-war setting; 1939 in Krakow. Main characters are Polish with their own set of challenges which mostly are not WWII-related but the upcoming holocaust affected them too. Both characters are intelligent, strong, and easily likeable. Their story is a wonderfully heart-warming reminder of how vast & deep a mother's love can be.
<img src="https://cdn.graciousquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/A-mothers-love-for-her-child-is-like-nothing-else-in-the-world.-It-knows-no-law-no-pity.-It-dares-all-things-and-crushes-down-remorselessly-all-that-stands-in-its-path.-Agatha-Christie.jpg" width="200" height="200" alt="description"/>
<i>My thanks to Penguin Random House for thisĀ paperback copy of book in exchange of my honest thoughts</i>
I enjoyed WWII novels as even as we witnessed the horrific things people can do to each other, we also witness the bravery, resilience, and greatness of heart others have. This particular novel is a pre-war setting; 1939 in Krakow. Main characters are Polish with their own set of challenges which mostly are not WWII-related but the upcoming holocaust affected them too. Both characters are intelligent, strong, and easily likeable. Their story is a wonderfully heart-warming reminder of how vast & deep a mother's love can be.
<img src="https://cdn.graciousquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/A-mothers-love-for-her-child-is-like-nothing-else-in-the-world.-It-knows-no-law-no-pity.-It-dares-all-things-and-crushes-down-remorselessly-all-that-stands-in-its-path.-Agatha-Christie.jpg" width="200" height="200" alt="description"/>
<i>My thanks to Penguin Random House for thisĀ paperback copy of book in exchange of my honest thoughts</i>