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A review by lisasreadinglog
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
5.0
It’s WWII. There are 13 Jewish people hiding in Stefania’s attic. There are 2 German nurses and their SS Officer boyfriends in the second bedroom. What could go wrong?
THE LIGHT IN HIDDEN PLACES had me up until 2am on a school nightnight. I couldn’t put this book down. Stefania Podgorska watches as her Jewish friends and her second family are taken away into the ghettos and eventually “labor camps”. She decides to hide 13 Jewish friends and strangers in her attic. Every day is uncertain. Every day is terrifying. But Stefania, her little sister, and their friends find small joys to keep them fighting.
The author wrote this book based on Stefania’s unpublished memoir, interviews with living characters, and a PBS documentary. This has easily become one of my favorite novels of all time.
THE LIGHT IN HIDDEN PLACES had me up until 2am on a school nightnight. I couldn’t put this book down. Stefania Podgorska watches as her Jewish friends and her second family are taken away into the ghettos and eventually “labor camps”. She decides to hide 13 Jewish friends and strangers in her attic. Every day is uncertain. Every day is terrifying. But Stefania, her little sister, and their friends find small joys to keep them fighting.
The author wrote this book based on Stefania’s unpublished memoir, interviews with living characters, and a PBS documentary. This has easily become one of my favorite novels of all time.