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A review by barbaraf
The Silver Music Box by Mina Baites
4.0
The story takes place in three separate time periods. The silver music box was lovingly crafted by a Jewish silversmith, Johann Blumenthal in 1914 and presented to his son Paul as a keepsake just as Johann heads off to fight for Germany during WWI. Fast forward 20 years later and Paul is fleeing Nazi Germany with his pregnant wife and 4 year old daughter (now the keeper of the music box). Twenty plus years later we meet Lilian who was adopted in England after being transported as a 2 year old out of Germany. Her adopted parents are killed in an accident and she finds out she is not who she thought she was. She inherits the music box which leads to her quest to find her real family.
This story was translated from German and as a result there is not a lot of range in the narration. But it was a heartwarming story none the less and my guess is the German version has more intricate language. I would give it 3.5 stars. It was a very quick book to read. The last section with Lillian piecing together the clues from the box to find her roots was in my opinion the most interesting part of the story.
This story was translated from German and as a result there is not a lot of range in the narration. But it was a heartwarming story none the less and my guess is the German version has more intricate language. I would give it 3.5 stars. It was a very quick book to read. The last section with Lillian piecing together the clues from the box to find her roots was in my opinion the most interesting part of the story.