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A review by farmfreshlisa
The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron
4.0
this book is written from different view points--as Kristy Cambron does very well.
We have the contemporary story--with Delaney and Matteo.
We have the pre-war Court and Penn story--1941.
We have the during the war Court story--1944
We have the pre-Rome ballerina with Julia--1941
And the IN ROME ballerina with Julia --1944.
And they are all woven together...But I never suspected it wasn't going to end the way I hoped. that was very well done. Because it's NOT always happy ever after.
I appreciated the mentioning of how the German troops were given upper drugs to make them unstoppable during the invasions. That's something not mentioned very often. I was fascinated by this Syndrome K--how clever and how daring. What amazing people to risk their lives to save even ONE life of a Jewish citizen. And how DISGUSTING to think of the trauma thousands of children had as the ghetto scene played out all over Europe. We can't ever forget the atrocities man is capable of. This book touched on it--but also showed how the humanity of a few was able to defeat the inhumanity of many.
A solid novel from an excellent author.
We have the contemporary story--with Delaney and Matteo.
We have the pre-war Court and Penn story--1941.
We have the during the war Court story--1944
We have the pre-Rome ballerina with Julia--1941
And the IN ROME ballerina with Julia --1944.
And they are all woven together...But I never suspected it wasn't going to end the way I hoped. that was very well done. Because it's NOT always happy ever after.
I appreciated the mentioning of how the German troops were given upper drugs to make them unstoppable during the invasions. That's something not mentioned very often. I was fascinated by this Syndrome K--how clever and how daring. What amazing people to risk their lives to save even ONE life of a Jewish citizen. And how DISGUSTING to think of the trauma thousands of children had as the ghetto scene played out all over Europe. We can't ever forget the atrocities man is capable of. This book touched on it--but also showed how the humanity of a few was able to defeat the inhumanity of many.
A solid novel from an excellent author.