Title – All That Lingers
Author – Irene Wittig
Publisher – Independently published
Genre - Historical Fiction
Publication Date – March 20, 2020
My Rating -
⭐⭐⭐⭐
/ 5
BOOK
DESCRIPTION
“A standout
among the many novels set in this world-changing era.” KIRKUS REVIEWS, A
STARRED Review.
A future
that holds such promise. A war that echoes through generations.
The rise of
Nazism in Austria catapults Emma’s once idyllic life in Vienna into chaos. As
she grapples with the harsh new reality of her country’s betrayal, she
desperately clings to her humanity by hiding her Jewish friends. In the
aftermath, she finds solace in helping those in even greater need than herself.
The war sends Sophie, an innocent young girl, down unexpected paths. When she returns to Vienna from her American refuge, she will seek her lost history.
Friedrich,
Sophie’s uncle, teeters on the edge of what is right and his personal survival.
His actions and inaction leave long-lasting repercussions that will threaten to
throw all their lives into turmoil again.
Follow the
interweaving stories of people through the most tumultuous period of their
lives and its wake, as they endure loss, devastation, betrayal and heartache,
while still clinging to hope for a better tomorrow.
MY REVIEW
She wanted
to protect them, but was their protection dependent on her wish?
Emma is a
beautiful girl who had a wonderful life and the faith in the bright future with
her fiance and their expected child. She had had the quite life full of happy
moments before the rise of Nazism in Austria, when everything turned upside
down. She had to hide her Jewish friends in her apartment. She had to do
everything to protect them.
I enjoyed
reading this book. As for me the main value of it is the historical facts of
the presence of Nazi Germany in Austria during the World War 2 and how the
Austrian people survived in the wartime.
This is a
good book and it is worth reading. I would recommend it to everyone who is
interested in historical fiction.
Thanks to
Irene Wittig, BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and
review this book!
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Memories of my Viennese family and the fellow refugees and people displaced by war that I grew up with lie at the core of my novel. ALL THAT LINGERS I absorbed their stories of loss, of difficult decisions and survival against the odds, of rebuilding lives, even of triumph. I came to understand how much of the past lingers -- sorrow, anger, the loss of trust and even faith. Yet their resilience was proof that hope lingers as well for otherwise the struggle would not have been worthwhile.
The CLAY
CANVAS and the revised CLAY CANVAS were inspired by my 20 years of work as a
ceramic painter. Alphabet tiles I painted led to the children's illustrated
alliterative alphabet book AN AMUSING ALPHABET.
SHORT TALES
AND RUMINATIONS were inspired by real events, dreams, and my imagination.
THE BEST
THING ABOUT BENNETT includes scenes inspired by experiences my husband and I
had in Uganda.
I am always
grateful for reader reviews of my books on Goodreads.
For more information on the Vienna of my novel ALL THAT LINGERS please go to my website: https://all-that-lingers.com/
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