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A review by alliepeduto
Letters Across the Sea by Genevieve Graham
5.0
I decided this book deserved the full five stars, because it really opened my eyes to an aspect of WWII that I hadn’t known, and I love that! With the ever growing influx of WWII stories over the past decade, it’s refreshing to be shown something that not many people know, and the beauty of fiction allows us to examine how the events would affect us. These characters may not be real, but they examine forgotten historical events, and give us an access point to understanding that history.
I’ve long been a fan of historical fiction, mostly for the fact that it lends a voice to people who aren’t written about, and whose thoughts we may never know. This of course include women and people of color, as well as other marginalized communities. In this novel, I was particular drawn to the disparities in how the Jewish Canadian population was treated during the 1930s. It’s something I’m ashamed I hadn’t considered, and I’m grateful to the author for shining a light on things many would rather forget.
I can’t wait to read more of this author’s backlist, I know she tackles different historical time periods through a Canadian lens, and seeing as I hold my neighbor to the north in high regard, I am eager to see what else I can learn!
I’ve long been a fan of historical fiction, mostly for the fact that it lends a voice to people who aren’t written about, and whose thoughts we may never know. This of course include women and people of color, as well as other marginalized communities. In this novel, I was particular drawn to the disparities in how the Jewish Canadian population was treated during the 1930s. It’s something I’m ashamed I hadn’t considered, and I’m grateful to the author for shining a light on things many would rather forget.
I can’t wait to read more of this author’s backlist, I know she tackles different historical time periods through a Canadian lens, and seeing as I hold my neighbor to the north in high regard, I am eager to see what else I can learn!