A review by dabutkus
When We Were Brave by Suzanne Kelman

5.0

This book was brilliant! What if you didn’t know about a family member but what you learned was that person was a traitor? This is how Sophie learns about her great aunt Vivi. The story only starts there. The book alternate between Vivi’s and Sophie’s stories, both filled with agony, pain, and many decisions along the way. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time and for a long time I thought what Sophie though - her aunt was a traitor and that’s it. But as the story unfolds the reader is brought into the story and you’re learning that a lot of history is a series of decisions that the person thought we’re right at the time. Suzanne does a brilliant job of weaving both stories together beautifully. Highly recommend this book!!l