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Violence
Some
The Vel d'Hiv roundup and concentration camp conditions depicted; a child's fate
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult marital issues
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The tragedy of Sarah's choice and its lifelong consequences is psychologically devastating
What this book is about
In 1942, ten-year-old Sarah Starzynski is arrested in the Vel d'Hiv roundup of Parisian Jews and locks her little brother in a hidden cupboard for safety, taking the key. In the present, American journalist Julia Jarmond investigates the roundup and discovers her family's connection to Sarah's fate. A moving dual-timeline account of France's wartime guilt.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Death of a young child in the Holocaust
French collaboration in Jewish deportation depicted
Survivor's guilt and grief across decades
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